Research Chairs

An impressive number of faculty members within the NNI community have received endowed Chairs from the University.

The neuroscience-related faculty members with endowed chairs are:

Neil Aronin, MD, Professor of Medicine
Higgins Family Professor in Neuroscience

A.M. Barrett, MD, Chair and Professor of Neurology
UMass Memorial Chair in Neurology

Eric Baehrecke, PhD, Professor of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology
Our Danny Cancer Fund Chair in Biomedical Research II

Daryl Bosco, PhD, Professor of Neurology
Paul J. DiMare Chair in Neurodegenerative Disease

Robert H. Brown, Jr., MD, D Phil, Vice-Chair and Professor, Department of Neurology
Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Chair in Neuroscience

David M. Cochran, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Barrett Family Term Chair in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Silvia Corvera, MD, Professor, Program in Molecular Medicine
Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research

Michael P. Czech, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Program in Molecular Medicine
Isadore and Fannie Foxman Chair in Medical Research

Roger J. Davis, PhD, FRS, Chair and Professor, Program in Molecular Medicine
H. Arthur Smith Chair in Cancer Research

Jean A. Frazier, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center
Robert M. and Shirley S. Siff Chair in Autism

Fen-Biao Gao, PhD, Professor, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Governor Paul Cellucci Chair in Neuroscience Research

Guangping Gao, PhD, Professor, Microbiology, Director, Horae Gene Therapy Center, Director, Li Weibo Institute for Rare Diseases Research
Penelope Booth Rockwell Chair in Biomedical Research

Javier E. Irazoqui, PhD, Professor, Microbiology
Marcellette G. Williams Scholar

Allan S. Jacobson, PhD, Professor and Chair Emeritus, Microbiology
Gerald L. Haidak, MD, and Zelda S. Haidak Professorship in Cell Biology

Mark D. Johnson, MD, PhD, Chair and Professor of Neurological Surgery
Senior Consulting Vice Provost for Mentorship, Leadership, and Transformation
Maroun Semaan Chair in Neurosurgery

Elinor K. Karlsson, PhD, Associate Professor of Genomics and Computational Biology
Dr. Eileen L. Berman and Stanley I. Berman Foundation Chair in Biomedical Research

Anastasia Khvorova, PhD, Professor, RNA Therapeutics Institute  
Remondi Family Chair in Biomedical Research

Jeanne B. Lawrence, PhD, Professor of Neurology
Leo P. and Theresa M. LaChance Chair in Medical Research

Beth A. McCormick, PhD, Chair and Professor, Microbiology
Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair II 

Joel D. Richter, PhD, Professor, Program in Molecular Medicine
Arthur F. Koskinas Chair in Neuroscience

Thoru Pederson, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology
Vitold Arnett Professorship in Cell Biology

Max P. Rosen, MD, MPH, Chair and Professor of Radiology
UMass Memorial Chair in Radiology

Anthony J. Rothschild, MD, Professor of Psychiatry
Irving S. and Betty Brudnick Chair in Psychiatry

Dorothy Schafer, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurobiology
UMass Chan Medical School Chair in Biomedical Research 

Matthias Walz, MD, Chair and Professor of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
UMass Memorial Kaur Chair in Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine

Danny G. Winder, PhD, Professor and Chair of Neurobiology
Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair I

Kimberly A. Yonkers, MD, Professor and Chair in Psychiatry
Katz Family Chair in Psychiatry