Samantha Hutten

Samantha Hutten, PhD, serves as the Director of Research Programs at The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research since April 2014, with prior roles including Senior Associate Director and Associate Director within the same organization. Samantha's background includes experience as a Medical Associate at Healthcare Consultancy Group, where scientific content was generated for pharmaceutical clients, and as a Research Fellow and PhD student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where research on the Parkinson's-associated protein LRRK2 was conducted and published. Additionally, Samantha worked as a Phenotyping Coordinator at PsychoGenics, focusing on behavioral tests in mouse models of Huntington's disease. Academic qualifications consist of a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a BA in Neuroscience and Behavior from Vassar College.