Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology and Pathology Director of Neuropathology Director, Harris Lab Director, Georgetown Brain Bank Co-Director, Histopathology and Tissue Shared Resource Consulting Neuropathologist, DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Dr. Harris is a tenured, academic physician-scientist neuropathologist with interests in neurological disease research, medical education, and neuropathology clinical service. His research focuses on the areas of neurodegeneration and CNS neoplasia. His primary interest is in understanding how mechanisms of neuroinflammation and glial-neuronal communication influence the pathophysiology of neurological diseases. As a neuropathologist and neuropharmacologist he also seeks to uncover novel targets for pharmacological intervention. As Director of Neuropathology and the Georgetown Brain Bank, Dr. Harris works collaboratively with other investigators interested in basic, translational, and clinical neuroscience research projects at GUMC and with other academic and industry partners. Dr. Harris also serves as a neuropathology consultant for the DOJ and the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and as the Chair for the Neuropathology Committee for the College of American Pathologists.
Brent Harris, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology and Pathology Director of Neuropathology Director, Harris Lab Director, Georgetown Brain Bank Co-Director, Histopathology and Tissue Shared Resource Consulting Neuropathologist, DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Dr. Harris is a tenured, academic physician-scientist neuropathologist with interests in neurological disease research, medical education, and neuropathology clinical service. His research focuses on the areas of neurodegeneration and CNS neoplasia. His primary interest is in understanding how mechanisms of neuroinflammation and glial-neuronal communication influence the pathophysiology of neurological diseases. As a neuropathologist and neuropharmacologist he also seeks to uncover novel targets for pharmacological intervention. As Director of Neuropathology and the Georgetown Brain Bank, Dr. Harris works collaboratively with other investigators interested in basic, translational, and clinical neuroscience research projects at GUMC and with other academic and industry partners. Dr. Harris also serves as a neuropathology consultant for the DOJ and the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and as the Chair for the Neuropathology Committee for the College of American Pathologists.