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Principal Investigator

Sheng-Han Kuo, MD

H. Houston Merritt Associate Professor of Neurology

Director, Initiative for Columbia Ataxia and Tremor 

Dr. Kuo is a physician-scientist conducting research on diseases of the cerebellum, including ataxia and tremor. Kuo lab uses diverse methodologies to investigate the disease pathophysiology, including postmortem patient brains, preclinical models, and clinical trials, to collectively advance the knowledge of the cerebellar function and to develop therapies for ataxia and tremor. Dr. Kuo is the recipient of the American Academy of Neurology Research Fellowship Award, the Parkinson's Disease Foundation Lucien Côté Early Investigator Award in Clinical Genetics, Louis V. Gerstner Jr Scholar Merit Award, American Academy of Neurology Jon Stolk Award in Movement Disorders, and American Neurological Associate Derek Denny-Brown Award.

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Basic Science Research

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Alexander Fanning, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

asf2200@cumc.columbia.edu

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Henessy Beltre, B.S

Administrative Assistant 

hjb2142@cumc.columbia.edu

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Ami Kumar, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

ak4805@cumc.columbia.edu

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Chi-Hua Chiu

Student

cc5044@cumc.columbia.edu

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Ilaria Balbo, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

ib2526@cumc.columbia.edu

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Akosua Agyemang

Undergraduate Student

asa2262@columbia.edu

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Christopher Driscoll

Lab Technician

cd3128@cumc.columbia.edu

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Juliette Shang

Undergraduate Student

js4068@columbia.edu

Clinical Science Research

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Chih-Chun Lin, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor at Columbia University

cl3718@cumc.columbia.edu

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William Hoffman, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellow

wrh2118@cumc.columbia.edu

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Haidyn Emmerich

Study Coordinator 

he2281@cumc.columbia.edu

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Christian J. Amlang, M.D

Assistant Professor at SUNY Downstate University

ca2974@cumc.columbia.edu

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Sandie Worley, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellow

syw2123@cumc.columbia.edu

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Rachel Greip

Study Coordinator 

rg3495@cumc.columbia.edu

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Kristen Matulis, DNP, APRN, AGNP-C

Nurse Practitioner

klm2257@cumc.columbia.edu

Roy Chi-Ying Lin, M.D., M.Sc.

Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine

chi-yingroy.lin@bcm.edu

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Nadia Amokrane, B.A.

Clinical Research Manager

na2855@cumc.columbia.edu

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Tiffany Chen

Research  Staff

tchen58@jhu.edu

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Natasha Desai, B.A

Clinical Research Manager

nd2528@cumc.columbia.edu

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Eli Levy

Student

elil20@nycstudents.net

Collaborators

 

Ming-Kai Pan, M.D., Ph.D.

National Taiwan University

 

Phyllis Faust, M.D., Ph.D.

Columbia University

 

Elan Louis, M.D., M.Sc.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Lab Alumni

 

Roy Chi-Ying Lin, M.D., M.Sc.

Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine

Charles Chih-Chun Lin, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor at Columbia University

Christian Amlang, M.D.

Assistant Professor at SUNY Downstate University

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Miriam Sklerov, M.D.

Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

Lan Luo, M.D.

Assistant Professor at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Deepak Gupta, M.D.

Assistant Professor at the University of Vermont

Julian P. Agin-Liebes, M.D

Assistant Professor at Columbia University

Chun-Lun Ni, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor at Indiana University

Sara Radmard, M.D.

Assistant Professor at Albany Medical Center

Ruo-Yah Lai

Medical Student at the University of South Florida

 

Danielle Lee

Medical Student at Rutgers University

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