Meet the Principal Investigator
Bradley Lega, M.D.
Principal Investigator
Education
- Bachelor’s degree: Rice University
- Medical School: Baylor Colege of Medicine (2006)
- Internship: University of Pennsylvania Health System (2007), General Surgery
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania (2013), Neurological Surgery
- Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2014), Epilepsy
Research Interests
- Memory encoding and retrieval
- Restoring memory function after brain injury
Southwestern Health Resources has selected neurosurgeon Dr. Lega as the inaugural grant recipient for its Texas Health Resources Clinical Scholars Program to further his research into improving the memory of those with epilepsy and other degenerative brain diseases.
Current Lab Members
David X. Wang, Ph.D.
Clinical Research Manager
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University
Cody Wolfe, M.D.
Neurosurgery Resident
M.D., UT Southwestern
B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Trinity University
Nimay Kulkarni
Medical Student, UT Southwestern Medical Center
B.S. Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
Eugenio Forbes
Clinical Data Specialist
B.A. Biological Sciences, Cornell University
Jennifer L.S. Kriegel
Clinical Data Specialist
M.S. Psychological Sciences from UT Dallas
B.A. Psychology from University of Arizona
Kelsey Schmitt
M.D. candidate, UT Southwestern Medical Center
B.A. Biological Sciences, B.A. English Language and Literature, University of Chicago
Erdogan Ergit
Clinical Data Specialist
B.S. Cognitive Science with Specialization in Neuroscience, University of California San Diego
Pooja Venkatesh
Medical Student, UT Southwestern Medical School
B.A. Neuroscience, Northwestern University
B.S. Communication Sciences & Disorders, Northwestern University
Tung To
Medical Student, UT Southwestern Medical Center
B.A. Biochemistry, BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Haley Moore
Graduate Student
Medical Scientist Training Program, UT Southwestern Medical Center
B.S. Neuroscience, Texas Christian University
Alexis Burks
Clinical Data Specialist, IRB Liaison
M.S. Applied Cognition and Neuroscience, UT Dallas
B.S. Psychology, UT Dallas
Lab Alumni
Akshay Arora
Master's in Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University
Raphael Bechtold
Undergraduate Student
Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Alexa (Lexie) Hassien
Clinical Data Specialist
B.S. Neuroscience and B.S. Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Kyuwan Choi
Senior Research Scientist
Ph.D. Department of Computational Intelligence and Systems Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
M.S. Department of Computer Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
B.S. Department of Electrical, Electronics, and Control Engineering, Korea University
Jimmy Germi
M.D. candidate,University of Pennsylvania
B.S. from University of Pennsylvania, 2015
Srinivas Kota
Senior Research Scientist
Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Pranish Kantak, M.D.
Research Assistant
M.D., University of North Dakota
MPH, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
B.S., Lehigh University
Constance Kemp
Program Coordinator
David Newton
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Engineering with Biomedical Specialization, Southern Methodist University
Jui-Jui Lin
M.S. candidate
B.S., Electrical Engineering,Southern Methodist University, 2015
Vaidehi Natu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Niyatee Samudra, M.D.
M.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center
B.S. from MIT
Khanh Nguyen
M.D. candidate, UT Southwestern Medical Center
B.S. Biology, UT Dallas
Linley Robinson
Clinical Data Specialist
B.A. Psychology, History, Women’s and Gender Studies
Xiao Xu
Master's in Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University, 2015
Sarah Seger
Clinical Data Specialist
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University
Gray Umbach
M.D. candidate, UT Southwestern Medical Center
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
Hye Bin Yoo
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D. Cognition Neuroscience, University of Texas at Dallas
M.Sc. Brain and Cognitive Science, Seoul National University
B.Eng. Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University
Ryan Tan
Clinical Data Specialist
B.S. Bioengineering, Santa Clara University
Ines Meliane
Medical Student, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Maxwell Ritzer
M.D. candidate, UT Southwestern Medical Center
B.S. Physics, University of Texas at Austin
Daniel Syed
Medical Student, Carver College of Medicine
B.A. Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University
Nicole Ng
Clinical Data Specialist
B.S. Biochemistry, Southern Methodist University
B.S. Statistical Science, Southern Methodist University
Lisa Bagen
Clinical Data Specialist
M.S. Applied Cognition and Neuroscience
B.S. Neuroscience
