Our Administration

Gabrielle Ammirato

Administrative Assistant

Phone: 617-324-2077
Email: ammir193@mit.edu

Farrah Belizaire

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice (DEIJ) Program Officer

Email: farrahab@mit.edu

Jill Crittenden

Scientific Advisor

Phone: 617-324-3977
Email: jrc@mit.edu

Jill Crittenden supports the McGovern Institute’s strategic goals by working with the director, faculty, and staff to establish research programs and communicate scientific discoveries to donors and to the public. Prior to joining the McGovern headquarters staff, Jill worked as a Research Scientist in the laboratories of Ann Graybiel and David Housman, after receiving her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Baylor College of Medicine.

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Robert Desimone

Director, McGovern Institute

Phone: 617-324-2077
Email: desimone@mit.edu

McGovern Institute Director Robert Desimone is responsible for the overall scientific direction of the institute and is supported by the institute’s administrative staff. His lab studies the brain mechanisms underlying attention. Prior to joining the McGovern Institute in 2004, he was director of the Intramural Research Program at the National Institutes of Mental Health.