CEAR Membership
Leadership
PVLSI Scientist Sallie Smith Schneider, PhD, serves as CEAR's Director. She is joined in leading CEAR by the PVLSI management team, the Advisory Board, and the Board of Directors.
Membership
Membership in CEAR is open to all PVLSI, Baystate Medical Center, and University of Massachusetts Amherst life scientists, physical scientists, engineers, and clinicians who have a general interest in cell death or the potential to bring new technologies to the discipline. Current members represent a variety of life science disciplines and clinical specialties, as well as fields that are becoming increasingly important to biomedical research, such as polymer science and chemical engineering. For information about eligibility and for more information about joining the CEAR community, please review the membership overview (PDF, 102k).
Current Members
- Marjorie Aelion, PhD
- Dean, Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Dominique Alfandari, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Juan Anguita, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Kathleen F. Arcaro, PhD
- Associate Professor, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Richard Arenas, MD
- Principal Investigator, PVLSI; Chief of Surgical Oncology, Baystate Medical Center; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Learn more about Dr. Arenas' work.
- Tobias Baskin, PhD
- Associate Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Harry Bermudez, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Surita Bhatia, PhD
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Carol Bigelow, PhD
- Associate Professor, Public Health, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Eric L. Bittman, PhD
- Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Jeffrey Blanchard, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Barry Braun, PhD
- Associate Professor, Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Melissa Brown, PhD, RD
- Scientist, PVLSI
- John Burand, PhD
- Associate Professor, Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- James J. Chambers, PhD
- Associate Professor, Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Daniel Chase, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Priscilla M. Clarkson, PhD
- Dean, Commonwealth College; Distinguished Professor, Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Giovanna Crisi, MD, PhD
- Director, Electron Microscopy and Renal Pathology Service; Co-Director, Breast Pathology Service, Baystate Medical Center
- Geert De Vries, PhD
- Professor, Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Gerald B. Downes, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Paul Dubin, PhD
- Professor, Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- David Earle, MD
- Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Baystate Medical Center
- Todd Emrick, PhD
- Associate Professor, Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Rafael Fissore, DVM, PhD
- Associate Professor, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Neil Forbes, PhD
- Principal Investigator, PVLSI; Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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- Nancy G. Forger, PhD
- Professor, Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Kelly Gauger, PhD
- Scientist, PVLSI
- Lila M. Gierasch, PhD
- Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- David J. Gross, PhD
- Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Joseph Hamill, PhD
- Professor, Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Jeanne Hardy, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Ryan Hayward, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Daniel Hebert, PhD
- Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Michael Henson, PhD
- Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Ashequl Islam, MD
- Department of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center
- Abigail M. Jensen, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- D. Joseph Jerry, PhD
- Science Director, PVLSI; Director, Center for Breast Cancer Research, PVLSI; Professor, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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- Gary Kamen, PhD
- Professor, Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Rolf Karlstrom, PhD
- Associate Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Jane Kent-Braun, PhD
- Professor, Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Patrick Lee, MD
- Chief, Surgical Critical Care & Clinical Research, Trauma Service, Baystate Medical Center
- Timothy Mader, MD
- Emergency Medicine, Baystate Medical Center
- Jesse Mager, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Lisa Minter, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Luis A. Moral, MD
- Director, Autopsy/Neuropathology, Baystate Medical Center
- James D. Mueller, MD
- Chief, Division of Molecular Genetics and Pathology Research, Baystate Medical Center
- John Nambu, PhD
- Associate Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Dennis Oh, MD
- Director, Neurosurgical Oncology, Baystate Medical Center
- Barbara A. Osborne, PhD
- Professor, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Christopher N. Otis, MD
- Director, Surgical Pathology and Immunohistochemistry, Baystate Medical Center
- Armando Paez, MD
- Department of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center
- Liron Pantanowitz, MD
- Director, Pathology Informatics, Baystate Medical Center
- Yeonhwa Park, PhD, MS, BS
- Assistant Professor, Food Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Sandra L. Petersen, PhD
- Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Susan C. Roberts, PhD
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Vincent Rotello, PhD
- Professor, Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Maria M. Santore, PhD
- Professor, Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Sallie Smith Schneider, PhD
- CEAR Director; Scientist, PVLSI; Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Learn more about Dr. Schneider's work
- Alan Schneyer, PhD
- Distinguished Scientist, PVLSI; Adjunct Research Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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- Lawrence M. Schwartz, PhD
- Scientist, PVLSI; Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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- Sabyasachi Sen, MD, MRCP, PhD
- Scientist, PVLSI; Endocrinology, Baystate Medical Center
- Learn more about Dr. Sen's work
- Rong Shao, MD, PhD
- Scientist, PVLSI; Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Learn more about Dr. Shao's work
- Hava Siegelmann, PhD
- Associate Professor, Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- J. Enrique Silva, MD
- Chief, Endocrinology, Baystate Medical Center; Adjunct Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Learn more about Dr. Silva's work
- Sherry Taylor, MD, PhD
- Chief, Neurosurgery, Baystate Medical Center
- Janice C. Telfer, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Gregory N. Tew, PhD, BS
- Associate Professor, Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Sankaran Thayumanavan, PhD
- Professor, Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Lynmarie Thompson, PhD
- Associate Professor, Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Kimberly D. Tremblay, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Sarah Witkowski, PhD, MS, BS
- Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Richard J. Wood, PhD, MS, BA
- Associate Professor, Nutrition, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Christopher L. Woodcock, PhD
- Gilbert Woodside Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Hang Xiao, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Food Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Surinder Yadav, MD
- Hospital Medicine, Baystate Medical Center
- Nagendra Yadava, PhD
- Scientist, PVLSI; Adjunct Research Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Learn more about Dr. Yadava's work
- R. Thomas Zoeller, PhD
- Professor, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst