URMC / Labs / Majewska Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorAnia K. Majewska, Ph.D.MC 5.8153Phone: (585) 275-4173Email AniaResearch Interest: Glia-neuron interactions during synaptic plasticity in health and diseaseFacultySarah Latchney, Ph.D.Adjunct Assistant ProfessorEmail SarahResearch Interest: Assistant Professor of Neurobiology at St. Mary's College of MarylandResearch StaffCassandra Lamantia, B.S.Laboratory TechnicianGraduate StudentsMaKenna Cealie, M.S.NSC - Neuroscience Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: The effects of developmental alcohol exposure on glia and neuronsAlexis FeidlerNSC - Neuroscience Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Microglia contributions to synaptic gain and plasticity, excitability and behavior in Fragile X SyndromeLinh Le, MSNSC - Neuroscience Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: The role of microglia in regulating amyloid pathology over the course of Alzheimer's diseaseGavin PiesterMSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)MD - Medical Education (M.D.)PWD - PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of DiseaseResearch Interest: The effects of modulating Sigma-1 receptor signaling on pathogenic activities of astrocytes in Parkinson's DiseaseElizabeth Plunk, MSTOX - Toxicology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Investigating the effects of developmental exposures to environmentally relevant toxicants on glia and neuronsMark Stoessel, MSNSC - Neuroscience Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Pathways that control cerebellar microglia dynamics and how these pathways contribute to cerebellar physiology and functionAlexandra Strohm, MSTOX - Toxicology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Perturbations in microglia/neuronal communication following radiationResearch AssistantsEvelyn MateiUndergraduate Research Assistant