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The Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Rochester recruits and matriculates the highest quality students from around the United States and from all parts of the world. They participate in a rigorous neuroscience curriculum, attend national and international meetings, and contribute to cutting edge research. Many of our students have published manuscripts in high profile international journals and present abstracts at a host of large and small scientific meetings. In addition, our students participate as members of the curriculum, admissions and colloquium committees, and annually present their ongoing research to fellow students and to the neuroscience community as a whole.

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Matthew Adusei
Matthew Adusei, M.S.
Briggs Lab

Research Interest:

Identifying corticogeniculate neurons in extrastriate visual cortex

Abigail Alpers
Abigail Alpers
First Year
Katherine Andersh
Katherine Andersh, M.S.
Libby Lab

Research Interest: The role of proinflammatory signaling in glaucoma
Estephanie Balbuena
Estephanie Balbuena
Hablitz Lab

Research Interest:

Neuropeptidergic signaling within the glymphatic system and circadian rhythms

Amy Bucklaew
Amy Bucklaew
Mitchell Lab

Research Interest:

Investigating the neural mechanisms of visual processing and selective attention

Dominic Bunn
Dominic Bunn
First Year
Lia Calcines Rodriguez
Lia Calcines Rodriguez
O'Banion-Olschowka Labs

Research Interest:

The mechanisms underlying the spatiotemporal progression of tau in Alzheimer’s Disease

MaKenna Cealie
MaKenna Cealie, M.S.
Majewska Lab

Research Interest:

The effects of developmental alcohol exposure on glia and neurons

Anthony Bryan Crum
Anthony Bryan Crum
Meeks Lab

Research Interest:

The role of traumatic brain injury in olfactory dysfunction and neurodegeneration

Thomas Delgado
Thomas Delgado, BS
Gail Johnson Lab
Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)

Research Interest:

The role of transglutaminase 2 in mediating how astrocytes respond in injury

Yanya Ding
Yanya Ding
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory
Wang Lab

Research Interest:

Age-related histological and neurophysiological changes of auditory processing in a knockout mouse model of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Michael DuHain
Michael DuHain, M.S.
Haptics Lab
Wang Lab

Research Interest:

Tactile feature representation within inhibitory somatosensory microcircuits

Alexis Feidler
Alexis Feidler
Majewska Lab

Research Interest:

Microglia contributions to synaptic gain and plasticity, excitability and behavior in Fragile X Syndrome

Johanna Fritzinger
Johanna Fritzinger, M.S.
Carney Lab

Research Interest:

Timbre encoding in the auditory midbrain

Michael Giannetto
Michael Giannetto
Nedergaard Lab

Research Interest:

Structure and function of astrocytic endfeet

Leslie Gonzales
Leslie Gonzales
Henry Lab

Research Interest:

Investigating how damage to hair-cell synapses within the cochlea impacts neurophysiological responses to sound

John Gonzalez-Amoretti
John Gonzalez-Amoretti
Snyder Lab

Research Interest:

Signal integration and transformation in PFC which modulates visual responses during the engagement of attention

Julia Granato
Julia Granato
Hammond Lab

Research Interest:

Understanding neuroimmune mechanisms that contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders

Catalina Guzman
Catalina Guzman
Wang Lab

Research Interest:

Mechanism and optimization of CBD and THC- mediated analgesic effects

Dennis Jung
Dennis Jung, M.S.
Snyder Lab

Research Interest:

Investigating working memory mechanisms in non-human primates via cross-scale electrophysiology

Dennisha King
Dennisha King
Fudge Lab

Research Interest:

Role of microglia in synaptic formation and refinement during typical and atypical development of the primate amygdala

Linh Le
Linh Le, MS
Majewska Lab
O'Banion-Olschowka Labs

Research Interest:

The role of microglia in regulating amyloid pathology over the course of Alzheimer's disease

Claire Lim
Claire Lim
First Year
Sean Lydon
Sean Lydon
Libby Lab

Research Interest:

Studying inflammation in glaucoma

Mariah Marrero
Mariah Marrero
First Year
Abigail Mayer
Abigail Mayer
Xia Lab

Research Interest:

How human de novo mutations alter PPP2R5D-PP2A holoenzyme signaling

Cody McKee
Cody McKee, M.S.
Xia Lab

Research Interest:

Understanding the role of Protein Phosphatase 1 beta on neuronal function

Erin Murray
Erin Murray
First Year
Daulton Myers
Daulton Myers
First Year
Evan Newbold
Evan Newbold
Nedergaard Lab

Research Interest:

Glymphatic system and astrocyte physiology in healthy and pathologic states

Paige Nicklas
Paige Nicklas
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Research Interest:

Neurophysiology & cognitive-motor integration in children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disability

Mark Osabutey
Mark Osabutey
O'Banion-Olschowka Labs

Research Interest:

Exploring the cellular basis of neuroinflammation and attendant cognitive deficits due to cranial radiation exposure

Victoria Popov
Victoria Popov, MS
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Research Interest:

Neurophysiology of cognitive-motor integration in adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

Emily Przysinda
Emily Przysinda, M.S.
Lalor Lab
Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)

Research Interest: Neural correlates of social cognition and hierarchical processing of language and music in clinical populations
Bryan Redmond
Bryan Redmond, BS
Huxlin Lab
Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)

Research Interest:

Integrated neuro-ophthalmology, psychophysics, clinical and translational science research

Gregory Reilly
Gregory Reilly, M.S.
Portman Lab

Research Interest: Investigation of sex differences in innate behaviors
Maleelo "Lelo" Shamambo
Maleelo "Lelo" Shamambo, MS
Mayer-Pröschel Lab

Research Interest:

Contribution of secondary insults to neuropathology in rare genetic diseases

Fei Shang
Fei Shang, M.S.
Schallek Lab

Research Interest: Structural and functional analysis of alpha smooth muscle actin in the mouse retina (under normal and hyperglycemic conditions
Caitlin Sharp
Caitlin Sharp, MS
ZVR Lab

Research Interest:

Investigating the neurophysiology of cognitive-motor interactions in schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Luke Shaw
Luke Shaw, MS
Mitchell Lab
Wang Lab

Research Interest:

Fronto-parietal feedback circuits and their role in visually guided reaching

Anjali Sinha
Anjali Sinha, M.S.
Holt Lab

Research Interest:

Role of mAChR signaling in mammalian peripheral vestibular system​

Mark Stoessel
Mark Stoessel, MS
Majewska Lab

Research Interest:

Pathways that control cerebellar microglia dynamics and how these pathways contribute to cerebellar physiology and function

Bingyu Sun
Bingyu Sun
Wang Lab

Research Interest:

Mechanism of microglia response to cannabidiol in healthy and diseased states

Kathryn Toffolo
Kathryn Toffolo, M.S.
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Research Interest: Investigating language acquisition in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Alesha Usuki
Alesha Usuki, M.S.
Noble Lab

Research Interest:

Investigating the role of amyloid beta in the hyperactivation of the E3 ubiquitin ligase c-Cbl

Sarah Yablonski
Sarah Yablonski, MS
Libby Lab

Research Interest:

Pathways of retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma

Jingyi Yang
Jingyi Yang, M.S.
Briggs Lab
Huxlin Lab

Research Interest: Plasticity in the early visual system
Silei Zhu
Silei Zhu, M.S.
Briggs Lab

Research Interest:

The functions of corticogeniculate feedback in visual behaviors