The McDonnell Center for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology is comprised of the Steering Committee, the Center Director, the Manager of Financial Operations, and the Center Project Manager.
Steering Committee
Linda Richards – Committee Chair, Neuroscience
Aaron DiAntonio – Developmental Biology
Celeste Karch – Psychiatry
Jin-Moo Lee – Neurology
Colin Nichols – Cell Biology and Physiology
Amynah Pradhan – Anesthesiology
Alexander Stegh – Neurosurgery
Center Director
Linda Richards, PhD
Center Director, Edison Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience
Dr. Richards has served as Director for McDonnell Center for Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology since January 2021. She organizes the efforts of the Steering Committee and the Administrative team. Dr. Richards and Board members are responsible for reviewing and approving requests broadly related to Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience at Washington University in the forms of Small Grants, Postdoctoral Fellowships, New Resource Proposals, and other special requests.
Manager of Financial Operations
Rashelle Popinski
Manager of Financial Operations
Rashelle oversees the Center’s financial and administrative responsibilities; including budgets and projections, account setup for funds awarded to PIs, personnel management, payroll and sourcing, and the annual offsite Neuroscience Retreat.
Project Manager
Carmen Horn
Project Manager
Carmen provides administrative support to the McDonnell Centers including organizing meetings; helping with annual Neuroscience Retreat; coordinating travel for external speakers, coordinating the small grants programs, post doctoral fellowship awards, and new resource proposals; maintaining Center website, purchasing and approvals on Center accounts; handling space and asset audits; monitoring accounts for overdrafts and close out.