Brain Lab Personnel 

Brain Lab Alumni
Donald Stein, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Asa G. Candler Professor
Distinguished Professor in Emergency Medicine
dstei04@emory.edu
Donald Stein is Asa G. Candler Professor in Emergency Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine. His early findings on sex differences in recovery from brain injury led to decades of research on neurosteroids in CNS injury. His laboratory, the Brain Research Lab, now studies the actions of progesterone and its metabolites in pediatric, adult and aged models of TBI and stroke. 

Read more about Dr. Stein's work and background on his personal page and his Emory University profile.
Iqbal Sayeed, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Laboratory Director
isayeed@emory.edu
Dr. Sayeed’s research focuses on the potential of progesterone and its metabolites in the treatment of ischemic stroke and traumatic brain injury.
 
Read more about Dr. Sayeed's work on his personal page.  
Fang Hua, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
fhua2@emory.edu
Dr. Hua's current research investigates the role of Toll-like receptors in ischemic stroke, mechanisms underlying secondary brain damage after traumatic brain injury and the potential role of progesterone in these areas.  

Further details of his work may be found on his personal page.
Jun Wang, M.D.,Ph.D.
Senior Research Specialist 
jwang26@emory.edu
Dr. Wang's extensive expertise in seemingly all lab tecniques supports the Brain Lab's work of investigating progesterone and its metabolites to develop safe and effective treatments for pediatric and adult traumatic brain injury, ischemic stroke and neurogenic tumors.

More about Jun's work at the Brain Lab can be found on his personal page.
Fahim Atif, Ph.D.
Instructor
fatif@emory.edu
Dr. Atif's research centers around ischemic stroke and neurogenic tumors. 

A detailed discussion of Fahim's work and education can be found on his personal page.  
Rastafa Geddes, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
r.i.geddes@emory.edu
Dr. Geddes is investigating the potential of progesterone and allopregnenolone as a treatment for pediatric TBI. 

More information on Ras' work and education can be found on his personal page.
Bethany Peterson, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Peterson's research focuses on the potential of progesterone as a treatment for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
Huiling Tang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
huiling.tang@emory.edu
Dr. Tang’s academic research focuses on the pathogenesis and pharmacotherapy of brain injury, primarily traumatic brain injury and ischemic stroke. 

Please see her personal page for further information on her work and education.
Bushra Wali, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow 
b.wali@emory.edu
Bushra’s work focuses on the potential neuroprotective effects of progesterone in various models of ischemic stroke.

Please see Bushra's personal page for more information.
Soon Mi (Sojung) Won, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow soonmi.won@emory.edu
Dr. Won’s work involves progesterone and allopregnanolone as a treatment for  hemorrhagic brain damage and blood-brain-barrier dysfunction. Please see her personal page for more information.
Seema Yousuf, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
seema.yousuf@emory.edu
The objective of Dr. Yousuf's work is to understand the properties of natural progesterone as a treatment for stroke in aged animals. Please see Seema's personal page for more information.
Leslie McCann, M.A.
Senior Administrator
Project Coordinator
lemccan@emory.edu
Rachael Allen, B. S.
Ph.D. Candidate
restewa@emory.edu
Rachael is investigating the neuroprotective and treatment possibilities of progesterone as a treatment for retinal stroke. (more...)
Katherine Morrison
cillakat@gmail.com
Katherine is a volunteer research assistant at the lab, as well as the webmaster. 

Because of her longtime interest in evolutionary nutrition (think: paleo) and human health from an evolutionary perspective, she has become involved with the Ancestral Health Society, acting as Registration Chair for the 2012 Ancestral Health Symposium held at Harvard Law School in August.

Her interests include brain health, fetal development, and the prevention of micronutrient deficiencies. Katherine also provides intensive birth and lactation support for women in Atlanta. 
Megan Prunty
Class of 2013
mprunty@emory.edu
 
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