Our Team at the McCance Center for Brain Health
The McCance Center for Brain Health at Massachusetts General Hospital was founded by a neurologist, neuroscientist and psychiatrist, with the support of visionary philanthropists, to catalyze integration and collaboration in preventing brain disease.
Rudolph Tanzi, PhDCo-Founder & Director
Gregory Fricchione, MDCo-Founder & Co-Director
Jonathan Rosand, MDCo-Founder
Leadership
Rudolph Tanzi, PhDCo-Founder & Director
Gregory Fricchione, MDCo-Founder & Co-Director
Elizabeth Fonseca, SMAdministrative Director
McCance-Affiliated Faculty
McCance-affiliated faculty come from prominent labs, centers, programs, and institutes, including: MGH Genetics and Aging Research Unit, Brain Care Labs, and the Benson Henry Institute.
Christopher D. Anderson, MD, MMSc
Steven E. Arnold, MD
Jeffrey Ashburner, PhD
Raja Bhattacharyya, PhD 
Se Hoon Choi, PhD
Hiroko Hayama Dodge, PhD
William Eimer, PhD
Yan Gao, PhD
Teresa Gomez-Isla, MD
Ana Griciuc, PhD
Edmarie Guzmán-Vélez, PhD
Bradley Hyman, MD, PhD
Mehdi Jorfi, PhD
Doo Yeon Kim, PhD
Deepak Kumar Vijaya Kumar, PhD
Sang Su Kwak, PhD
Chih-Chung "Jerry" Lin, PhD
Eric Minikel, PhD
Nanda Kumar Navalpur Shanmugam, PhD
Joseph Park, PhD
Dmitry Prokopenko, PhD
Luisa Quinti, PhD
Sanjula Singh, MD, PhD, MSc 
Jaehong Suh, PhD
Sonia Vallabh, PhD
Nirupama Yechoor, MD, MSc
Can (Martin) Zhang, MD, PhDMcCance-Affiliated Fellows
Ryan Castro, PhD
Devanshi Choksi, MBBS, MPH
Marie-Gabrielle Duperron, MD PhDJonathan A. Duskin, MD
Matthias Hebisch, PhD
Moriah Hovde, PhD
Byunghoon Kang, PhD
Mahsa Khayat-Khoi, MD
Tamara Nicole Kimball De Santiago, MD
Fleur Lobo, PhDSandro Marini, MD
Prasenjit Mondal, PhD
Dominika Pilat, PhD
Savvina Prapiadou, MD
Yuyao Tian, PhD
Xun Wang, PhDMcCance-Affiliated Staff
Nelson Abarca
Grisilda Bakiasi
Christine M. Brown
Anna Chen
Susanna Cortese
Mary Craven
Michael Defao
Denise Driscoll
Sheyla Garcia
Evan Gavrilles
Ashley Gomm
Matt Hansen
Nader Jaafar
Thejesh Kalatturu
Elene Ketema
Brent Li
Anna Maaser
Alex Moir
Trey Moore
Riley Moran
Kristina Mullin
Hanna Preuss
Tanzeela Ranman
Kianna Rivera-Barrett
Alex Rodriguez
YeonSu Ryoo
Katelin Sherman
Sophie Tiefenbacher
Alice Tsai
Jacob Zellmer- Michele Courtright
- Lucas Fishbein
- Jake Galler
- Jessica Gerber, Dac, MS
- Sakura Ohshima King
- Kayla McEachern
- Sophia Mendez
- Christine Tran
- Mohammad Waqas
- Teagan Williams
- Katie Young
McCance Collaborators
Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc
Maurizio Fava, MD
Jill M. Goldstein, PhD
Jennifer Haas, MD, MSc
Joshua Metlay, MD, PhD
Jacob Mirsky, MD
Yakeel Quiroz, PhD
Christine Ritchie, MD, MPH
Reisa Sperling, MD
Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD
Christiane Wrann, PhD, DVMExternal Advisory Board
Leon PalandjianChief Risk Officer, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation
Current Openings
All applicants should register with the Mass General Careers website.
Support Our Work
The McCance Center for Brain Health has embraced a radically new approach to preventing brain disease and promoting brain health across the lifespan. We convene the best in research and clinical care in order to identify and integrate crucial scientific discoveries that to reduce the incidence and suffering of brain disease around the globe.