Skip to main content
School of Medicine & Dentistry
menu

Program Trainees


ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Aiesha Anchan
Aiesha Anchan, MS
Sarkar Lab
Sobolewski Lab
Neuroscience Ph.D. Program

Research Interest:

Understanding the effects of occupational metal exposure on astrocytic senescence and neurodegenerative disease

Dominic Bunn
Dominic Bunn, MS
Gail Johnson Lab
Wojtovich Lab
Neuroscience Ph.D. Program

Research Interest:

The effects of pathological tau uptake by astrocytes on mitochondrial function and the impact on their ability to support neuron health

Lia Calcines-Rodriguez
Lia Calcines-Rodriguez, MS
O'Banion-Olschowka Labs
Neuroscience Ph.D. Program

Research Interest:

Unraveling microglial-intrinsic sex-specific properties and their contribution to Alzheimer's disease pathology 

Joseph Cutting
Joseph Cutting
Gorbunova & Seluanov Lab

Research Interest:

Exploration of Sirt6 Gene Variants from Long-Lived Species and their Effect on Lifespan and Genomic Stability

Peter Girardi
Peter Girardi
Gail Johnson Lab
Wojtovich Lab
PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of Disease

Research Interest:

The effect of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress on tau pathology.

Mariah Marrero
Mariah Marrero, MS
Arefin Lab
Neuroscience Ph.D. Program

Research Interest:

Unveiling the sex-specific cellular-molecular-behavioral crosstalk following chronic alcohol exposure in mice

Tiwalade (Tiwa) Oni
Tiwalade (Tiwa) Oni, M.S.
O'Banion-Olschowka Labs
Wang Lab
Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. Program

Research Interest:

Uncovering tau pathology from the context of neuroinflammation in AD brains

Leah Sheppard
Leah Sheppard, MS
Hammond Lab
Neuroscience Ph.D. Program

Research Interest:

Mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative, neuromuscular, and age-related pathologies

Aidan Straut
Aidan Straut
Onukwufor Lab
Toxicology Ph.D. Program

Research Interest:

Iron toxicity and mitochondrial dysfunction in the context of aging and Alzheimer's Disease

Velia Vizcarra
Velia Vizcarra
Nedergaard Lab
Translational Biomedical Science Ph.D. Program

Research Interest:

Circadian control of brain blood barrier permeability in homeostatic and pathological states.

Justin Youngyunpipatkul
Justin Youngyunpipatkul
Mayer-Pröschel Lab
Noble Lab
Biomedical Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. Program

Research Interest:

The interplay between neuroimmune interactions and gestational insults on resulting neurodevelopmental sequelae and disease trajectories.