Research Team

UB faculty members Ralph H. Benedict, PhD; Daniel Sirica, MD; and Allison Brashear, MD, MBA.

Our research team — including UB’s Daniel Sirica, MD; Allison Brashear, MD, MBA; and Ralph Benedict, PhD — has decades of research experience and invests significant energy into generating valuable insights.

To conduct our ATP1A3 research, we have assembled a group of professionals with a variety of skills and backgrounds. 

Our trusted team of renowned medical experts is committed to expanding the world’s understanding of rare movement disorders.

Researchers on our team are from:

  • University at Buffalo, a flagship university of the SUNY system — a designation that underscores UB’s reputation as a premier public research university
  • University of Miami, which ranks first in Florida for research funding from the National Institutes of Health
  • Harvard University, which has a medical school that’s been making paradigm-shifting discoveries and achieving “firsts” since 1799

University at Buffalo

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA.

Principal Investigator

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA

Douglas Landsittel, PhD.
Daniel Sirica, MD.

University of Miami

Ihtsham ul Haq, MD.
Marina Sarno, PsyD.

Harvard University

Kathleen J. Sweadner, PhD.