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Karen is a clinical research assistant in CORTEX, formerly PAINT. She majored in Psychology at Suffolk University and joined PAINT in 2021 as a coordinator on Huntington's disease studies. Her research interests include cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases. She is...

Veronica is a nurse practitioner who joined the CNU after practicing in primary care in Western MA. Prior to becoming an NP, she worked in cognitive neurology department doing research which focused on Alzheimer’s disease. She has always had an interest in cognitive neurology, specifically working...

Clemi is from Washington DC but went to college in Vermont, where she majored in Neuroscience and Art History. She fell in love with the North-East and moved to Boston in the spring of 2021, when she joined the CORTEX Team, formerly PAINT, working on Huntington's Disease studies. Clemi loves working...

Katya is a 4th year student at Northeastern University, majoring in Biology. She joined the PAINT lab a co-op, where she primarily worked on Huntington’s disease studies. She’s interested in neurology and emergency medicine and hopes to attend medical school after graduation. In her free time, she...

Dr. Merchant is board certified in Neurology and graduated from Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded / Government Medical College in 2009. Dr. Merchant completed a residency at Hahnemann University Hospital. Dr. Merchant focuses on Movement Disorders, including Difficulty With Walking...

Áine Russell is the CORTEX Program Manager at BIDMC. She joined CORTEX in 2023 after previously working with Parkinson's disease in the Movement Disorders Center at BIDMC. She is originally from the Boston area and has a Master's in Public Health in Epidemiology from Boston University. In her free...

Asha graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2023 with majors in Neuroscience and Public Health. She joined PAINT as a Clinical Research Assistant, where she contributed to a variety of Alzheimer's clinical trials. Asha is in medical school and hopes to specialize in Neurology with a research...

Caroline graduated from Lafayette College in 2025, with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Spanish. Throughout her time in college, she developed an interest in clinical research, particularly focusing on neurodegenerative diseases. She joined the CORTEX team as a Clinical Research Coordinator, where...

Alex is a clinical research coordinator in CORTEX working on both neurodegenerative and neuromuscular studies. Originally from New York City, she graduated from Wesleyan University in 2025, where she double majored in Neuroscience and Psychology. Outside of work, Alex loves to play soccer, learn new...

Suzanne Welcher, RN is a clinical research nurse in the Neurology Department. Her experience in clinical research started with patients with type 1 diabetes and then rheumatologic diseases, primarily systemic lupus erythematosus, before transitioning her focus on patients with neurologic diseases...