Research Team
Nimmy Rose Francis, MD, PhD
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Research Study Contact for Clinical Trials: Conquering Diseases
Nimmy Kanichai Francis, MD, PhD is a clinical postdoc research associate with the Neuroimmunology research team since 2020. Francis, MD, earned her medical degree at Government medical college, Calicut. She also holds an MS in medicine and a PhD from the School of Medical Science, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. She aspires to pursue a career as a physician and is particularly interested in clinical trials and research.
UMass Memorial Medical Center email: Nimmy.francis@umassmemorial.org
UMass Chan Medical School email: nimmy.kanichaifrancis@umassmed.edu
Mugdha Desphande
Research Coordinator
Mugdha Deshpande has been a clinical research coordinator with the Multiple Sclerosis/ Neuroimmunology research team since 2021. Before joining UMass, she supported clinical research for various divisions such as neurology, psychiatry, internal medicine, and dermatology in the private sector. Mugdha possesses an advanced certification in clinical research coordination. Mugdha applies her previous experience in project management as an engineer to her current skills in research coordination. Mugdha is passionate about contributing to community health and wellness through research.
UMass Memorial Medical Center email: Mugdha.deshpande@umassmemorial.org
UMass Chan Medical School email: Mugdha.deshpande@umassmed.edu
Mariana Kurban, MD, PhD
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Mariana Kurban, MD, PhD, is a clinical postdoc research associate. She completed her education from Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University in Ukraine specializing in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Kurban was an assistant professor for the Department of Propaedeutics from 2014 to 2022, teaching and examining pathological conditions of internal diseases, until the war changed her life. She is in the process of transferring her education and ten years of experience to the US medical state board requirements.
UMass Memorial Medical Center
email: Mariana.kurban@umassmemorial.org
UMass Chan Medical School
email: Mariana.kurban@umassmed.edu
Aurelie Martin-Puig
Research Coordinator
UMass Memorial Medical Center email: Aurelie.martinpuig@umassmemorial.org
UMass Chan Medical School email: aurelie.martinpuig6@umassmed.edu