Associated with Gelfand’s lab from 2011 to 2020 as Post doctoral research fellow. Currently, he is working as Research Associate at Weill Cornell Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, New York.

Associated with Gelfand’s lab from 2016 to 2020 as post doctoral fellow. Currently, senior research scientist at Francis crick institute in London, England

Jonathan is interested in translating discoveries underlying the  basic mechanisms of motor neuron disease into treatments for the disease.  His current research focuses on the role of cytoskeletal dynamics and axon transport in diseases such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. He received his MD.PhD. at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where his doctoral thesis investigated the convergent roles of TDP-43 and FUS/TLS in ALS. Later, he came to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he pursued Neurology Residency and Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship. He was awarded the NIH R25 research training fellowship. He is currently Instructor of Neurology at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.

email: jonathan.brent@northwestern.edu

I joined the Gelfand lab in June of 2022. I am interested in understanding how microtubules are spatiotemporally regulated during oogenesis using Drosophila melanogaster as a model system. I live with two furry family members, Kimchi and Somang, from South Korea. I enjoy cuddling with my dogs, cooking, and reading (non-scientific books) in my free time.