NMPT Internal Program Advisory Committee Members
Committee Member |
Title/Role |
Research Focus |
| Andrea Behrman, PT, PhD | Associate Professor and Interim Director, Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Research | Human spinal cord injury and locomotor training |
| Leslie Gonzales Rothi, PhD | Professor & Director, VA Brain Rehabilitation Research Center (BRRC) | Cortical plasticity, functional recovery after rehabilitation |
| Barry Byrne, MD, PhD | Professor & Director, Powell Gene Therapy Center | Therapeutic interventions for inherited muscle diseases, gene transfer, muscle regeneration |
| Scott Powers, PhD | Professor and Director, Center for Exercise Science | Mechanical ventilation, muscle plasticity, and oxidative stress |
| Paul Reier, PhD | Anne and Oscar Lackner Professor & Eminent Scholar | Neuroplasticity/regeneration and function recovery in spinal cord injury |
| Krista Vandenborne, PT, PhD | Research Foundation Professor & Chair, Department of Physical Therapy | Muscle atrophy and regeneration, magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy |
