Clinical Research |
Caroline M. Tanner, M.D., Ph.D.
Director of Clinical Research |
Dr. Tanner completed a residency in Neurology and fellowship in Clinical Neuropharmacology and Movement Disorders at Rush University and a doctorate in Environmental Health Sciences at the University of California - Berkeley. Her clinical practice specializes in movement disorders, particularly Parkinson’s disease (PD), atypical parkinsonism and dystonia. Her research interests include investigations of descriptive epidemiology, environmental and genetic determinants, biomarkers, early detection, non-motor disease features and interventions for the secondary prevention, disease modification and symptomatic treatment of movement disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Tanner serves as advisor to many scientific, governmental and voluntary groups. Her honors include the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation Outstanding Woman Parkinson’s Disease Researcher in 2004 and the University of California-Berkeley Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Achievement in 2008. Dr. Tanner is also the recipient of the prestigious 2012 Movement Disorders Research Award from the American Academy of Neurology.
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Sam Goldman , MD, MPH
Associate Professor |
Dr. Goldman received his medical degree from the University of Texas, Houston (1987), completed his residency at the University of California Medical Center and earned a Masters of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley in 1993. He has worked extensively in preventive medicine and public health as Director of the West Berkeley Health Center, and as a Clinical Instructor of Medicine for the Occupational and Environmental Medicine division at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Goldman is an Associate Professor in the Clinical Research Department at the Institute and has been involved in researching Parkinson’s disease (PD) etiology for more than 15 years; he has published numerous papers on PD and other movement disorders. |
Grace Bhudhikanok, PhD
Staff Scientist |
Dr. Bhudhikanok earned her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Stanford University in 2005 with a dissertation on accuracy of recall for lifetime exposures and on bone density. She has been involved with clinical research for almost twenty years, recently with particular emphasis on data rectification and analysis. |
Stephanie W. Cash, PhD, MPH
Staff Scientist |
Dr. Cash earned her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Washington (UW) in 2012, after completing her MPH (also at UW) in 2009. Her academic studies and research focused on physical activity, dietary behaviors, DNA damage and repair, cancer prevention, and quality of life. As a Staff Scientist at the Parkinson’s Institute, Dr. Cash works as part of a multidisciplinary team researching Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other movement disorders, with an emphasis on design, conduct, and analysis of clinical trials and epidemiologic studies. Examples of Dr. Cash’s current projects include investigating dietary risk factors for parkinsonism among Alaska Native people and the analysis of low heart rate variability (HRV) as a potential pre-motor PD identification tool. |
Kathleen Comyns, MPH
Senior Epidemiologist |
BS - Environmental Toxicology - University of California, Davis MPH - Epidemiology - University of California, Los Angeles |
Dolores Guest, PhD
Clinical Research Assistant |
BS - Nutrition Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo PhD - Nutritional Sciences University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Registered Dietitian |
Farah Kausar, PhD
Clinical Research Assistant |
Ph.D Demography, University of Southampton, United Kingdom MSc. Health Psychology, University of Southampton, United Kingdom |
Monica Korell, MPH
Senior Epidemiologist |
BS - Biology - University of Michigan MPH - Epidemiology - Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine |
Cheryl Meng, MS
Epidemiologist/Project Manager |
BA - Psychology, Chinese Academy of Science MS - Medicine, Capital University of Medical Science (China) |
Brina Ai Nguyen, BSc
Clinical Research Department Assistant |
B.Sci, Architectural Design, UC Davis Associates, Biological Sciences and Psychology, with Honors |
Linda Rees, MPH
Epidemiologist/Project Manager |
MBChB - University of Manchester, UK MPH - University of California, Los Angeles |
Melanie Staver
Clinical Research Assistant |
BA - Biology - University of Nebraska, Kearney |
Sakunthala (Sak) Sundarrajan
Clinical Research Assistant |
BDS – Dental Surgery Bangalore University, India Graduate certificate - Advanced Training in Clinical Research University of California, San Francisco
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