Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Ania K. Majewska, Ph.D.
MC 5-8153
Phone: (585) 275-4173
ania_majewska@urmc.rochester.edu

Understanding structural and functional changes that occur at the specialized junctions between neurons (synapses) that lead to changes in brain function, including pioneering use of imaging techniques to study the structure and function of single synapses in complex networks in the intact brain; using these tools to better understand fetal alcohol syndrome and other developmental exposures that affect the brain.

Postdoctoral Scholars

Rebecca Lowery, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
rebecca_lowery@urmc.rochester.edu

Technicians and Staff

Cassandra Lamantia, B.S.
Laboratory Technician
cassandra_lamantia@urmc.rochester.edu

Graduate Students

Monique Mendes, M.S.
NSC Ph.D. Graduate Student
monique_mendes@urmc.rochester.edu

Microglial contributions to circuit changes following experience-dependent plasticity

Rianne Stowell, M.S.
NSC Ph.D. Graduate Student
rianne_stowell@urmc.rochester.edu

The role of microglia in activity-dependent cortical plasticity

Elissa Wong
elissa_wong@urmc.rochester.edu

Investigating the effects of early life alcohol exposure on synaptic dynamics, plasticity, and microglia in the adolescent mouse brain

Brendan Whitelaw
MSTP Graduate Student
MD Medical Student
NSC Ph.D. Graduate Student
brendan_whitelaw@urmc.rochester.edu

Microglia in neuronal development

Undergraduate Research Students

Jason Atlas
Undergraduate Student
jatlas2@u.rochester.edu

Hannah Batchelor
Undergraduate Student
hbatchel@u.rochester.edu

Reva Peer
Undergraduate Student
rpeer2@u.rochester.edu