Current Students

Katy Alden, BS - University of Puget Sound

Year: Med 1

Maya Anand, BS - Columbia University

Adviser: Christopher Seplaki, Ph.D. & Allison Magnuson, D.O. | Seplaki Lab

PhD Degree Program: EPI - Year: Grad 3

Research:

Effects of instrumental social support on treatment tolerability for older adults with cancer

Catherine Beamish, MS - Washington University

Adviser: Matthew Rand, Ph.D. | Rand Lab

PhD Degree Program: TOX - Year: Grad 4

Research:

Developmental toxicity of methylmercury and other heavy metals

Adib Behrouzi, BS - Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Year: Med 1

Hannah Bell, PhD, MS - Cornell University

Adviser: Michelle Dziejman, Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Med 4

Research:

The Function of Type Three Secretion System Protein VopZZ in Vibrio choleraeInfection

John Bennett, PhD - Hamilton College

Adviser: Rudi Fasan, Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: Chem - Year: Med 3

Research:

Chemoenzymatic Scaffold Diversification of Natural Products via Cytochrome P450-Catalyzed C-H Oxyfunctionalization

Hayley Chang - University of Rochester

Adviser: Kuan Hong Wang, Ph.D. & John Foxe, Ph.D. | Wang Lab | Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Grad 2

Research:

Exploring neurophysiological changes of multisensory processing in knockout mouse models of childhood rare diseases

Siddharth Chittaranjan, BS - University of California, Berkeley

PhD Degree Program: NGP - Year: Grad 1

Udaysankar Chockanathan, Ph.D. - University of Chicago

Adviser: Krishnan Padmanabhan, Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: NGP - Year: Med 4

Research:

Variations in neuronal population activity across behaviors, brain regions, and disease

Zachary Christensen, BS - Brigham Young University

Adviser: Edward Freedman, Ph.D. & John Foxe, Ph.D. | Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

PhD Degree Program: TBS - Year: Grad 6

Research:

Identifying brain imaging biomarkers of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and its neurocognitive correlates

Ankit Dahal, BS - University of Pennsylvania

Adviser: Minsoo Kim, Ph.D. | Minsoo Kim Lab

PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Grad 4

Research:

The biology of MDSC formation and migration into the site of pancreatic cancer

Ian DeAndrea-Lazarus, PhD - Gallaudet University

Adviser: Edward Freedman, Ph.D. & John Foxe, Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: TBS - Year: Med 4

Research:

Anticipatory biasing of visuospatial attention and anatomical connectivity in deaf children.

Carol Deaton - University of New Mexico

Adviser: Gail Johnson, Ph.D | Gail Johnson Lab

PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Grad 6

Research:

Presenilin 1-dependent regulation of lysosome function and tau clearance

Thomas Delgado, BS - University of Florida

Adviser: Gail Johnson, Ph.D | Gail Johnson Lab

PhD Degree Program: NSC - Year: Grad 3

Research:

The role of transglutaminase 2 in mediating the response of astrocytes to injury and their ability to support neuron survival and neurite outgrowth

Michelle Duan, BS - Wellesley College

Adviser: Lisa DeLouise, Ph.D., M.P.D. | DeLouise Lab

PhD Degree Program: BME - Year: Grad 1

Research:

Salivary gland tissue chip; double-sided microbubble membrane development

Alan Finkelstein, BS - CUNY Queens College

Adviser: Giovanni Schifitto, M.D. & Jianhui Zhong, Ph.D. | Zhong Lab

PhD Degree Program: BME - Year: Grad 5

Research:

Applications of multimodal neuroimaging and machine learning in neuropathology

Karl Foley, Ph.D., M.S. - Vasser College

Adviser: Houhui Xia, M.Sc., Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: NGP - Year: Med 4

Research:

Protein phosphates 1 isoforms differentially regulate synaptic transmission and plasticity

Gary Ge, PhD - University of Rochester

Adviser: Kevin Parker, Ph.D. & Jannick Rolland-Thompson, Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: OPT - Year: Med 3

Research:

Reverberant Elastography andSpeckle Analysis for Brain Characterization

Adam Geber, BS - Columbia University

Adviser: Kristin Scheible, M.D. & David Topham, Ph.D. | Topham Lab | Program for Advanced Immune Bioimaging

PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Grad 4

Jithin George, BS - University of Scranton

Adviser: Marissa Sobolewski-Terry, Ph.D. | Sobolewski Lab

PhD Degree Program: TOX - Year: Med 2

Research:

The role of inhaled iron in neurodegenerative disease processes

Jonathan Gigas, BS - University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Adviser: Vera Gorbunova, Ph.D. | Gorbunova & Seluanov Laboratory

PhD Degree Program: BIO - Year: Grad 6

Research:

Molecular biology of aging, age-related disease, and sirtuin proteins

Nora Gilliam, BS - Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

PhD Degree Program: TBS - Year: Med 2

Daniel Han, BA - University of California, Berkeley

Year: Med 2

Andrew Hong, BS - University of California, Berkeley

Adviser: Rudi Fasan, Ph.D. | Fasan Lab

PhD Degree Program: Chem - Year: Grad 2

Research:

Protein engineering: developing methodologies for improved macrocyclic peptide secretion from recombinant E. coli

Emily Isenstein, BS - Cornell University

Adviser: Edward Freedman, Ph.D. & John Foxe, Ph.D. & Duje Tadin, Ph.D. | Tadin Lab | Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

PhD Degree Program: BCS - Year: Grad 4

Research:

Tactile and proprioceptive functioning in autism spectrum disorder and related neurodevelopmental disorders, visual/proprioceptive integration

George Kassis, BS - University of Rochester

Year: Med 1

Howard "Mark" Kenney, Ph.D., M.S. - University of Rochester

Adviser: Edward Schwarz, Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Med 4

Research:

Elucidating the Mechanisms of Lymphatic Muscle Cell Dysfunction in Arthritic Flare

Jeehyun Kim, BS - University of California, Berkeley

Adviser: Edward Freedman, Ph.D. & John Foxe, Ph.D. & Edward Freedman, Ph.D. & John Foxe, Ph.D. | Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

PhD Degree Program: NSC - Year: Grad 2

Research:

'Neurophysiology and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Anna Kolstad, BS - Princeton University

Year: Grad 1

Marlene Lawston, BS - Colgate University

Year: Grad 2

Research:

Neural development and developmental/neuropsychiatric disorders using human iPSC models in 2-D and 3-D culture

Herman Li, BS - University of Rochester

Year: Med 1

Alison Livada - The Pennsylvania State University

Adviser: Craig Morrell, D.V.M., Ph.D. | Morrell Lab

PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Grad 4

Research:

Megakaryocytes and platelets roles' in immunity and Origin of lung megakaryocytes and their roles in shaping immune responses

Margaux Masten, BS - University of Rochester

Adviser: Marissa Sobolewski-Terry, Ph.D. & Marissa Sobolewski-Terry, Ph.D. | Sobolewski Lab

PhD Degree Program: NBA - Year: Grad 2

Research:

Understanding the impact of late gestational air pollution exposure on the developing brain

Amber McFerren, BS - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Year: Med 2

Jordan McMurry, BS - Trinity University

Year: Med 1

Michael Meadow, BS - University of California, Los Angeles

Adviser: Andrei Seluanov, Ph.D. & Sina Ghaemmaghami, Ph.D. & Vera Gorbunova, Ph.D. | Gorbunova & Seluanov Laboratory

PhD Degree Program: BIO - Year: Grad 3

Research:

Understanding and exploiting mechanisms of protein degradation in the context of aging/longevity

Briaunna Minor, PhD - Xavier University of Louisiana

Adviser: Stephen Hammes, M.D., Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Med 3

Research:

Implications for Targeting Tumor Associated Neutrophils to Attenuate Estrogen Mediated Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Progression

Duy Nguyen - Amherst College

Adviser: Patrick Murphy, Ph.D. | Patrick Murphy Lab

PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Grad 2

Research:

The role of repetitive elements in zygotic genome activation.

Gavin Piester - University of Rochester

Adviser: Ania Majewska, Ph.D. | Majewska Lab

PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Grad 3

Research:

The effects of modulating Sigma-1 receptor signaling on pathogenic activities of astrocytes in Parkinson's Disease

Catherine Pizzarello, PhD - College of William and Mary

Adviser: Kirsi Järvinen-Seppo, M.D., Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Med 3

Research:

Effects of Dietary and Environmental Exposures on Infant Immune Development

Emily Przysinda, M.S. - Skidmore College

Adviser: Edmund Lalor, Ph.D. & David Dodell-Feder, Ph.D. | Lalor Lab

PhD Degree Program: NSC - Year: Grad 5

Research: Neural correlates of social cognition and hierarchical processing of language and music in clinical populations

Shuyang "Sue" Qin, Ph.D - California Institute of Technology

Adviser: Peter Prieto, M.D., M.P.H. & Scott Gerber, Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Med 4

Research:

Effects of Intertumoral Heterogeneity on Immunosuppresion and Immunotherapy Resistance in Synchronous Melanoma 

Bryan Redmond, BS - Xavier University of Louisiana

Adviser: Krystel Huxlin, Ph.D. | Huxlin Lab

PhD Degree Program: NSC - Year: Grad 4

Research:

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

David Richardson - University of Pittsburgh

Adviser: Edward Freedman, Ph.D. & John Foxe, Ph.D. | Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Grad 7

Research:

Age differences in proactive and reactive cognitive-motor interactions

Noah Salama, BS - Washington & Jefferson College

Adviser: Laura Calvi, M.D. | Calvi Lab

PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Grad 5

Research:

To characterize long-term, post resolution polarized resident macrophage cell types and ascertain their phenotypic role in maintaining the tissue polarized state

Sarah Sandkuhler - University of Rochester

Adviser: Samuel MacKenzie, M.D., Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: PWD - Year: Grad 2

Research:

Mechanisms underlying TANGO2 Deficiency Disorder in a C. elegans model.

Corey Schultz, BS - University of Pittsburgh

Year: Med 1

Keshov Sharma, Ph.D. - Duke University

Adviser: Lizabeth Romanski, Ph.D. & Julie Fudge, M.D.

PhD Degree Program: NBA - Year: Med 4

Research:

Amygdala-Prefrontal Circuits Implicated in Expression Perception

Matthew Sipple, M.S. - Cornell University

Adviser: John Lueck, Ph.D. | Lueck Lab

PhD Degree Program: CMPP - Year: Grad 4

Research:

Characterizing the molecular underpinnings of muscle excitability in Myotonic Dystrophy and the development of potential therapeutics

Levy Sominsky, BA - Vanderbilt University

Year: Med 2

Michael Sportiello, PhD - University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

Adviser: David Topham, Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: IMV - Year: Med 3

Research:

Investigating CD8 T cell tissue resident memory phenotype, function, metabolic activity, and differentiation

Emma Strawderman, BS - University of Rochester

Year: Med 2

Mohammed (Usman) Syed, BS - Tufts University

Year: Med 2

Karol Szymula, BS - University of Pennsylvania

Adviser: Kenneth Henry, Ph.D. & Krishnan Padmanabhan, Ph.D. | Neural Circuits and Computation Laboratory

PhD Degree Program: BME - Year: Grad 2

Sophie Troyer, BS - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Year: Grad 1

Adam Tyrlik, BS - University of Maryland - College Park

Year: Grad 1

Anika Varma, BS - University of California, Davis

Year: Med 1

Michael Vera, BS - Sacred Heart University

Year: Med 2

Samuel Weisenthal, PhD - Hamilton College

Adviser: Ashkan Ertefaie, Ph.D. & Sally Thurston, Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: - Year: Med 3

Research:

Relative Sparsity and Optimality-based Reward Learning with Applications to Medical Decisions and Toxicology

Farangis "Fara" Zakusilo, Ph.D., M.S. - CUNY Hunter College

Adviser: Vera Gorbunova, Ph.D.

PhD Degree Program: NBA - Year: Med 4

Research:

Protective mechanisms in Naked Mole Rat CNS: roles of extracellular matrix and astroglia

Victor Zhang, BS - University of Rochester

Adviser: James McGrath, Ph.D. & Hani Awad, Ph.D. | Awad Lab | McGrath Lab

PhD Degree Program: BME - Year: Grad 3

Research:

"Tendon-on-a-chip" technologies for studying tendon fibrosis and scarring after injury