Our Team
Lori A Capozzi, CRA – Director
Certifications
Certified Research Administrator (CRA)
Phlebotomy Certification
Experience
Lori has over 20 years’ experience working in the academic research field. She has supported Dr. Louise McCullough’s clinical and basic science research since 2005 and serves as the Director of Business Development in Neurology here at UTHealth. She is a federally designated Certified Research Administrator and has extensive experience working with federal regulations regarding funding, grant submissions and Human subject research compliance. Lori manages and coordinates all aspects of the BioRepository of Neurological Disorders, which was designed to provide researchers biological samples for research studies and developing clinical trials. She assists in business process improvement both in and outside of the laboratory.
Hobbies & Interests
Her four children, travel, and spending time at the beach.
Gabriela Colpo, PhD – Research Program Manager
Education & Training
BS Pharmacy, Federal University of Santa Maria, RS – Brazil (2007)
PhD Medical Science: Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, RS – Brazil (2012)
Areas of Interest
Research interests: I am currently investigating biomarkers of severity in COVID-19 patients and the long term effect of COVID-19 infection in hospitalized patients. Furthermore, I am recruiting stroke patients for the Biorepository of Neurological disease.
Clinical interests: Psychiatric and neurologic disease and COVID-19
Research & Experience
Postdoctoral research fellow: Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul – Proto Alegre, Brazil (2013-2014)
Postdoctoral research fellow: McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston, TX (2014-2020)
Hobbies & Interests
Traveling, going to the beach, and spending time with friends and family
Lucy Couture – Research Coordinator
Education & Training
BS Biology, University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL (2021)
MPH Health Promotion and Health Education, The University of Texas Health Science Center- Houston, TX (2024)
Areas of Interest
Integration of Public Health with clinical Neurology, acute and chronic effect of social determinants on neurological disorders.
Research & Experience
Research Assistant, Biorepository of Neurological Disorders – UTHealth – Houston, TX
Hobbies & Interests
Traveling, spending time with family and friends, and fostering cats
Research Assistants
Ana Cahuiche
Education & Training
BS Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – Brownsville, TX (2018)
Areas of Interest
Speech and language deficiencies post-stroke and cultural and social effects on recovery in neurovascular patients.
Future interests: Epigenetics
Hobbies & Interests
Traveling, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.
Lynae Baskin
Education & Training
BS Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University – College Station, TX (2023)
Areas of Interest
Sex differences in cerebrovascular diseases and pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders.
Hobbies & Interests
Reading, spending time with friends and family, and trying new restaurants.
Patrick Eagen
Education & Training
BS Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience, University of Michigan– Ann Arbor, MI (2024
Areas of Interest
I am passionate about neurology and psychiatry and am dedicated to deepening my understanding of the brain’s role in the human condition as I pursue medical education.
Ana Petway
Education & Training
BS Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Dallas- Dallas, TX (2024)
Areas of Interest
I have a strong interest in neurology and am passionate about pursuing a career in medicine, where I can make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives.