Emily Baxi
Director, SPARC: Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration, Milken Institute
Emily Baxi, PhD, is a director at the MI Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) and program director of the BD² Integrated Network for Bipolar Disorder. A neuroscientist and educator, Baxi works with the Center’s biomedical team to advise foundations and philanthropists on the state of research so they are empowered to make impactful giving decisions. Aligning the needs of the research field with the passion and commitment of the philanthropist, she identifies opportunities to meaningfully advance biomedical research. Before joining the Institute, Baxi was an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, where she was the executive director of the Packard Center for ALS Research and Answer ALS, a multi-institutional ALS research program. She holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmacology from University College Dublin, Ireland, and a doctorate degree in neuroscience from George Washington University. She completed her postdoctoral training in neuroimmunology at Johns Hopkins University. Baxi is based at the Institute’s Washington, DC office.
