Our Team

The BIOCARD research team is organized into components. The members are listed below. Click on each component for the names and contact information.

Administrative Core

Marilyn Albert, PhD – Core Leader
Abhay Moghekar, MD – Core Co-Leader
Anja Soldan, PhD – Core Co-Leader
Barbara Rodzon – Financial Manager

Clinical Core

Marilyn Albert, PhD – Core Leader
Anja Soldan, PhD – Core Co-Leader
Corinne Pettigrew, PhD – Co-Investigator
Gregory Pontone, MD – Co-Investigator
Maura Grega, RN – Research Nurse
Leonie Farrington, RN – Research Nurse
Gay Rudow, RN – Research Nurse
Tolu Alo – Research Coordinator
Katia Boyet – Research Coordinator
Corey Demsky – Research Coordinator
Nicole Johnson – Research Coordinator
Scott Rudow – Research Coordinator

Neuroimaging Core

Michael Miller, PhD – Core Leader
Arnold Bakker, PhD – Co-Investigator
Hiroto Kuwabara, PhD
Doris Lin, MD – Co-Investigator
Hanzhang Lu, PhD – Co-Investigator
Sara Sheikhbahaie, MD – Co-Investigator
Peter vanZijl, PhD – Co-Investigator
Kumiko Oishi, PhD – Research Associate
Xin Li, PhD – Research Associate
Nisha Rani, PhD – Postdoctoral Fellow

Biospecimen Core

Abhay Moghekar, MD – Core Leader
Paul Worley, MD – Co-Investigator
Chan-Hyun Na, PhD – Co-Investigator
Aida Kamalian, MD – Research Fellow
Sungtaek Oh, PhD – Postdoctoral Fellow
Sara Grace Ho – Laboratory Manager

Neuropathology Core

Juan Troncoso, MD – Core Leader
David Nauen, MD – Core Co-Leader
Meaghan Morris, MD – Co-Investigator
Laura Gomez-Isaza – BRC Coordinator
Kendra Ellis – Autopsy Coordinator
Maria Luongo – Laboratory Technician

Data Management and Biostatistics Core

Mei-Cheng Wang, PhD – Core Leader
Yuxin (Daisy) Zhu, PhD – Co-Investigator
Ann Ervin, PhD – Co-Investigator
Jiangxia Wang – Statistician
Hamadou Coulibaly – Statistician
Dave Shade – Database Manager
Jennifer Jones – Research Coordinator