Our Research Team
Howard M. Eisenberg Distinguished Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery, Director of the Maryland Brain Tumor Treatment and Research Center
- Director of Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG)
- Specialties: Neurosurgical Oncology, Skull Base, Pituitary, Tumors, Focused Ultrasound
- Recent Publications
Professor of Neurosurgery and Pharmacology
- Co-Director of Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG)
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Bioengineering at College Park
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the School of Pharmacy
- Recent Publications
Assitant Professor of Neurosurgery
- Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG) Faculty Member
- Recent Publications
Assitant Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health, and Neurosurgery
- Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG) Faculty Member
- Specialties: Biostatistics
- Recent Publications
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pathology
- Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG) Faculty Member
- Recent Publications
Additional TTRG Team Members Include:
- Jeff Winkles, PhD | Co-Director (Emeritus); Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery
- Heather Ames, PhD | TTRG Faculty Member; Assistant Professor of Pathology and Anatomy Neurobiology
- Emylee McFarland | Research Supervisor & Lab Manager
- Nikhil Pandey | Research Associate
Fellows Include:
- Siddharth Shah
- Fahim Ahmed
Bizhan Aarabi Professor in Neurotrauma, Interim Chair of Physiology, Distinguished University Professor, Chief of Neurological Service at the Baltimore VA Medical Center
- Principal Investigator of Simard Research Lab
- Specialties: Cerebrovascular, Skull Base
- No longer performs open surgery. Clinical practice limited to stereotactic radio surgery (SRS) for vascular legions of the brain.
- Recent Publications
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
- Director of Pre-Clinical Research
- Recent Publications
Additional Simard Research Lab Team Members Include:
- Natalya Tsymbalyuk | Research Associate
- Cidgem Tosun | Research Associate
Xiaofeng Jia, BM, MS, MD, PhD, FCCM
Professor of Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, and Anatomy Neurobiology
- Director of the Translational NeuroRepair and Regeneration Lab
- Director of Stem Cell Research at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Recent Publications
Fellows of Translational NeuroRepair and Regeneration Lab Include:
- Zihui Wang, PhD
- Anam Anjum
- Meaghan Harley-Troxell
- Chunbao Rao
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Associate Professor for the Medicine Institute for Neuroscience Discovery (UM-MIND) at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine
- Principal Investigator of Hussain Lab
- Specialties: Dundamental and translational neuroscience; glial biology, white matter pathology, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sleep regulation, and dysfunctions of the glymphatic system, the brain’s waste clearance pathway
- Recent Publications
Additional Hussain Lab Team Members Include:
- Talha Hammad | Research Assistant
- Minahil Ahmed | Research Assistant
- Elisa Kackini | Research Assistant
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Principal Investigator of Parker Lab
- Specialties: Pediatric Surgery, Adult Cranial Surgery, Pediatric Epilepsy
- Recent Publications
Additional Parker Lab Team Members Include:
- Reana Young-Morrison | Lab Tech
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
- Principal Investigator of the Neuro-Nano Therapeutics Lab
- Associate Professor for the Medicine Institute for Neuroscience Discovery (UM-MIND) at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
- Recent Publications
Additional Neuro-Nano Therapeutics Lab Team Members Include:
- Gijung Kwak | Research Associate
- Bokyung Kang | Research Assistant
Fellows Include:
- Daiheon Lee
- Byoungjae Kong
Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology Diagnostic Radiology Nuclear Medicine, and Psychiatry
- Khalert Institute for Addiction Medicine Faculty Member
- Specialties: Positron Emission Tomography - Neuroreceptor Imaging , CNS Drug Development using imaging biomarkers; Nuclear Medicine
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Collaborators
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Anatomy Neurobiology
- Translational Therapeutics Research Group Faculty Member
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering
- Chair of Fischell Department of Bioengineering, at A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland College Park