January 28, 2022

Dr. Christian Burgess named Director of U-M Neuroscience Innovators

Forum Welcomes New Leadership, New Name

Effective January 18, 2022, Christian Burgess, Ph.D., assumes the Director of the U-M Neuroscience Innovators, formerly the Kavli Neuroscience Innovators. The Kavil Group is a forum initiated by early-career scientists to foster collaborative and innovative research across U-M’s neuroscience community. 

Burgess is preceded by Josie Clowney, Ph.D., who recently stepped down from the Director role, which she has held since 2019. Josie provided outstanding leadership for the Kavli Group. “Thank you to Josie for her great leadership during these trying times, and to all of our early-career Neuroscience faculty for keeping the group’s momentum going,” said MNI Directors Hank Paulson, M.D, Ph.D. and Shelly Flagel, Ph.D. “We at the Michigan Neuroscience Institute are excited to see Christian in this new role and know that the Kavli Group will be in good hands.”

We at the Michigan Neuroscience Institute are excited to see Christian in this new role. We know that the UM Neuroscience Innovators will continue its substantial contribution to engaging neuroscientists across the UM campus.