Alison Mehravari is the MURI's Scientific Program Manager, based at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Behavior from the University of Washington and a B.A. in Neuroscience from Middlebury College. In addition to the MURI, Dr. Mehravari manages the operations for the AFOSR Center of Excellence on Nature-Inspired Flight Technologies and Ideas and the UW Center for Translational Muscle Research.