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Rita Sattler

Kissick Family Foundation FTD Science Advisory Board Member
Rita Sattler, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience and the David and Weezie Chair of Neurodegeneration Research at the Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI), Phoenix, AZ. Sattler is the director of the BNI Education Programs and co-director of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience at BNI-ASU.
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Julia Campbell

Misophonia Research Fund Scientific Advisory Board Member
Dr. Campbell is an Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the PI of the Central Sensory Processes Laboratory. She is a licensed audiologist, received her Doctorate of Audiology from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and holds a triple PhD from the same institution.
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Ramnarayan Ramachandran

Misophonia Research Fund Scientific Advisory Board Member
Dr. Ramachandran is an Assistant Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has extensive experience studying the relationship between brain activity and behavior, as well as in noise-induced hearing loss, particularly from the neurophysiological perspective.
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Zach Rosenthal

Misophonia Research Fund Scientific Advisory Board Member
Dr. Rosenthal is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University. He is Director of the Duke Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation (CMER), leading a team conducting research, providing education, and developing clinical care pathways for Misophonia.
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Romke Rouw

Misophonia Research Fund Scientific Advisory Board Member
Dr. Romke Rouw is a faculty member at the University of Amsterdam. Her lab employs a broad range of techniques (e.g., in-lab behavioral experiments, large online studies, psychophysics, and various neuroimaging techniques) to unravel the connection between highly subjective sensations and behavioral and neurological mechanisms. Rouw regularly presents to non-academic audiences which is both fun and allows her to raise public awareness for unusual responses to stimuli as part of a 'normal' condition.
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Susan Swedo

Misophonia Research Fund Scientific Advisory Board Member
Dr. Swedo, former Chief of Pediatrics and Developmental Neuroscience at the NIMH, is Scientist Emerita at NIMH/NIH Intramural Research Program. Her extensive research has focused on childhood obsessive-compulsive disorders, completed primarily during her time in the Child Psychiatry branch of the NIMH.

The Research Acceleration and Innovation Network (TRAIN)

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The Research Acceleration and Innovation Network (TRAIN) is a network of more than 160 foundations interested in taking a strategic and entrepreneurial approach - what some refer to as “venture philanthropy” – to funding medical research. TRAIN convenes forward-thinking groups to learn from each other and share their novel solutions with the rest of the medical research system.

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Hadly Clark

Director, FasterCures, Milken Institute Health
Hadly Clark is a director at Milken Institute’s FasterCures. She is an experienced health care professional focused on the intersection of health and technology. Clark leads digital health and oncology-focused initiatives exploring innovative diagnostic technologies and advancements in anticancer treatments.
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Erin Cieslewski

Associate, FasterCures
Erin Cieslewski is an associate at FasterCures within the Milken Institute, where she contributes to core programmatic projects with a focus on the clinical trials portfolio.
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Ugonnah Chilmaza

Senior Associate, FasterCures, Milken Institute Health
Ugonnah Chilmaza is a senior associate on the FasterCures team at the Milken Institute. She focuses on planning and executing events that promote and connect people with the work of FasterCures.
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