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Emily Caporello, PhD

Director, NINDS Small Business Program
National Institutes of Health
Rockville, Maryland, United States

Dr. Emily Caporello is the Director of the Small Business Program in the Division of Translational Research (DTR) at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). The NINDS Small Business Program provides $100M in annual funding to small U.S. companies to help them develop novel and innovative neurological therapies and products. Dr. Caporello joined NINDS in 2019, leveraging her background in translational neuroscience and entrepreneurship. Prior to joining NINDS, Dr. Caporello was the Vice President of Research and co-founder of MindX Corporation, a small business focused on brain computer interface technology, where she led research collaborations with academic labs and oversaw investigational approval of a novel neural interface device. Dr. Caporello previously worked as a Senior Neuroscientist supporting neurotechnology development within the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and co-founded CleverPet, a startup company focused on automated behavioral training technology. Dr. Caporello received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of California San Diego, where her research focused on neural mechanisms of auditory processing and selective attention in the songbird model.

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