Local Advisory Council

The CfNN Local Advisory Council (LAC) consists of faculty and executive leadership from our academic affiliates. The Director of the PVAMC HSR&D COIN, James Rudolph, MD, is the current Chair. The LAC helps CfNN to work productively and efficiently with CfNN’s academic and hospital affiliates; assists CfNN leadership and research investigators in setting priorities for programmatic growth and maintenance; and provides trusted feedback on CfNN’s research program.

Local Advisory Council Members

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James Rudolph, MD (Chair)

  • Director, Center of Innovation on Long-Term Services & Supports PVAMC
  • Professor of Medicine, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University
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Vicki Colvin, PhD

  • Vernon K. Krieble Professor of Chemistry and Engineering
  • Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering Brown University
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Jack Elias, MD

  • Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Alpert Medical School
  • Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry Brown University
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Edward Hawrot, PhD

  • Alva O. Way University Professor of Medical Science Associate
  • Dean, Division of Biology and Medicine Brown University
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Gary Kaplan, MD

  • Professor of Psychiatry, Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Boston University School of Medicine
  • Director, Mental Health Service VA Boston Healthcare System
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Robert Kirsch, PhD

  • Director, Cleveland FES Center Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC
  • Chair, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
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Lawrence Larson, PhD

  • Dean, School of Engineering Rush C. Hawkins University
  • Professor of Engineering Brown University
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Diane Lipscombe, PhD

  • Professor of Neuroscience Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Professor of Science
  • Director, Robert J. & Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science Brown University
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Jill Pipher, PhD

  • Vice President for Research Brown University