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dent Hanbury envisions,” she explained.
“It’s completely plausible and doable, but
it’s only going to happen with the passion,
belief, and commitment of the leadership.
Building a building is the start, but building a
culture of scientific advancement and schol-
arship is what is going to take NSU where it
wants to be in 2020.”
Meet the Institute Team
Members of Dr. Klimas’ ace research depart-
ment include the following:
Gordon Broderick, Ph.D., who focuses
on understanding immune dysfunction and
autoimmunity from an integrated systems
perspective, and Travis Craddock, Ph.D.,
who has a background in biophysics. Both
Drs. Broderick and Craddock recently
relocated from the University of Alberta in
Canada to join Dr. Kilmas’ team.
Paula Dilanchian, D.O., Pharm.D., as-
sistant professor of internal medicine, who
recently earned her board certification in
infectious disease.
Ana Imia Fins, Ph.D., associate professor
of health psychology at NSU’s Center for
Psychological Studies, who is an expert in
the areas of sleep medicine, life-threatening
illness, and coping with chronic illness.
Lynn Lafferty, Pharm.D., M.B.A., ND,
CNC, CNHP, assistant professor of family
medicine, who has worked with veterans to
explore alternative treatments for post-
traumatic stress disorder, brain injury, and
hormone imbalances. The institute utilizes a
naturopathic doctor because some patients
do not tolerate prescription drugs.
Nicholas Lewis, J.D., who serves as the
institute’s administrative director.
Mariana Morris, Ph.D., professor of immu-
nology and an expert in neurotoxicology, will
focus on brain injury and brain inflammation,
allowing the institute to test potential therapies.
Lubov Nathanson, Ph.D. , assistant
professor of clinical immunology, who is a
genomics expert.
Irma Rey, M.D., a clinician with over 20
years of medical experience, serves as
director of the institute’s education program.
Her clinical prowess and teaching experi-
ence are essential to the success of the
institute’s treatment methodologies.
Irina Rozenfeld, M.S.N., ARNP, CCR, the
institute’s nurse practitioner.
Jaime Tartar, Ph.D., associate professor and
coordinator of psychology research at NSU’s
Center for Psychological Studies.
Phyllis Wagner, ARNP, a nurse practitioner.
Paula Waziry, Ph.D., a research associate
and lecturer at NSU’s College of Pharmacy,
who is an expert on viral interactions with
cells and pathogen discovery.