Established 2012

Edward Nersessian, M.D.

Director

Robert Penzer, M.D.

Associate Director

The Helix Center for Interdisciplinary Investigation

The mission of The Helix Center is to draw together leaders from distinct spheres of knowledge in the arts and sciences for interdisciplinary roundtables, the unique format of which potentiates new ideas, new questions, and facilitates emergent creative qualities of the mind which are less possible in conventional collaborations.

The Helix Center website engages an international community in live webcasts and continuing discussions arising from each roundtable. The Helix Center also provides educational outreach through poetry discussions and music programs made available to teachers and schools.

Learn more about The Helix Center: www.thehelixcenter.org

Board of Overseers

  • Theodore Dimon, Chair
  • Tony Low-Beer, Ph.D.
  • Antonio Beltramini, M.D.
  • Antonio Maggliocco, J.D.
  • Edward Nersessian, M.D., ex officio
  • Robert Penzer, M.D., ex officio
  • Albert Sax, M.D.

Executive Committee

  • Edward Nersessian, M.D., Director
  • Robert Penzer, M.D., Associate Director
  • Phillip Blumberg, Ph.D
  • Themis Dimon
  • Elizabeth Haase, M.D.
  • Anne-Marie Levine
  • Ann-Louise Lipman
  • Carla Solomon, Ph.D.

Poetry Committee

  • David Pollens, Ph.D., Chair
  • Patricia Brody
  • Heather Dubrow
  • Rachel Hadas
  • Anne-Marie Levine
  • Polly Rosenwaike

Film Program

  • Matthew von Unwerth, Coordinator
  • Director, Abraham A. Brill Library

Board of Advisors

  • Cristina Alberini, Ph.D.
  • Mark Alford, Ph.D.
  • Francois Ansermet, M.D.
  • Elizabeth Auchincloss, M.D.
  • Akeel Bilgrami, Ph.D.
  • Alberto Bisin, Ph.D.
  • Ned Block, Ph.D.
  • Greg Calbi
  • Thomas Carew, Ph.D.
  • C. Sue Carter, Ph.D.
  • Anne Cattaneo
  • David Chalmers, Ph.D.
  • Deepak Chopra, M.D.
  • Heather Dubrow, Ph.D.
  • Annaik Feve, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Stuart Firestein, Ph.D.
  • Robert H. Frank, Ph.D.
  • David Freedberg, Ph.D.
  • Serge Frisch, M.D.
  • Paul Fry, Ph.D.
  • Vittorio Gallese, M.D.
  • Rebecca Goldstein, Ph.D.
  • Anne Harrington, Ph.D.
  • Piet Hut, Ph.D.
  • Chris Impey, Ph.D.
  • Ioannis Karatzas, Ph.D.
  • Joseph Kohn, Ph.D.
  • Joseph LeDoux, Ph.D.
  • Peter Loewenberg, Ph.D.
  • Pierre Magistretti, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Tim Maudlin, Ph.D.
  • Barry Mazur, Ph.D.
  • Grace Dane Mazur, M.F.A.
  • Patrick Miller, M.D.
  • Jeffrey Miron, Ph.D.
  • Mark Mitton
  • Edward Nelson, Ph.D.
  • Mark Norell, Ph.D.
  • Nils Norén
  • Tristan Perich
  • Bridgette Peucker, Ph.D.
  • Donald Pfaff, Ph.D.
  • Stephen Porges, Ph.D.
  • Roger Rahtz, M.D.
  • Diana Reiss, Ph.D.
  • Harvey Rich, M.D.
  • Arnold Richards, M.D.
  • Carol Rovane, Ph.D
  • Eva Schmid-Gloor, M.D.
  • Maxine Sheets-Johnstone, Ph.D.
  • Paul Steinhardt, Ph.D.
  • Tyler Volk, Ph.D.
  • Steven Wein, M.D.
  • Richard Weiss, M.D.
  • Joan Williams, J.D.