Our Team
Olusola Ajilore, MD, PhD
Dr. Ajilore is the University of Illinois Center for Depression and Resilience Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in biology. Dr. Ajilore went on to do his MD/PhD degree at Stanford University where he studied the deleterious effects of stress hormones on the brain. He joined the research track residency at UCLA where he transitioned into neuroimaging in major depression. He is currently using computational neuroimaging techniques and digital biomarkers to better track and treat neuropsychiatric disorders.
Alex Leow, MD, PhD
Currently Professor of Psychiatry and Bioengineering at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and an Attending Physician at the University of Illinois Hospital, Dr. Leow’s unique multi-disciplinary skill set combines a medical degree with residency training and board certification in adult psychiatry and a PhD degree in applied mathematics. As a renowned computational neuroimaging researcher, Dr. Leow has published more than 100 scientific articles that collectively have been cited thousands of times.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Psychology Interns
Qimin Liu
Students
Ph.D. Student in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Paul Thomas
MD/PhD Student in BIoengineering
Jessica McAleer
Ph.D. student in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Mindy Ross
Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering
Michelle Sheena
MD/PhD Student in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Theresa Nguyen
MD/PhD Student in Bioengineering
Braeden Rodriguez
Ph.D. Student in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Drew Burns
MD/PhD Student in BIoengineering
Whitney Wyche
Ph.D. Student in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Aksu Gunay
Ph.D. Student in GEMS/Neuroscience concentration
Research Specialists
Research Assistants
Andrea Cladek
Camryn Gill
Angie Georgaras
UIC Faculty Collaborators
Alumni
Mengqi Xing, PhD
Lindsey Stewart
Robbie Shephard
Homa Rashidisabet
Claudia Vesel
Ellyn Kennelly
Bella Swank
Milena Radoman, PhD
Collaborators/Affiliates
Jamie Feusner, MD - UCLA
Liang Zhan, PhD - UW Stout
Paul Thompson, PhD - LONI
Moo Chung, PhD - UW Madison
Tony Simon, PhD - UCSD
Chris Abbott, MD - University of New Mexico
Paul Holtzheimer, MD - Darthmouth
Melvin McInnis, MD, FRCPsych - University of Michigan
Kelly Ryan, PhD - University of Michigan
Warren Taylor, MD - Vanderbilt University
Carmen Andreescu, MD - University of Pittsburgh
Brian Bauer, PhD - University of Georgia
James Glazer, PhD - Northwestern University