Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Margot Mayer-Pröschel, Ph.D.
KMRB 2-9627
Phone: (585) 273-1449
margot_mayer-proschel@urmc.rochester.edu

Deciphering the impact of nutritional, toxicological, viral, and genetic insults, singly and in combination, on mammalian brain development and disease later in life.

Graduate Students

Janine Cubello
TOX Ph.D. Graduate Student
janine_cubello@urmc.rochester.edu

Studying the effects of lead exposure and gestational iron deficiency on neurodevelopment and cellular functioning in the central nervous system.

Jessica Hogestyn, M.S.
NSC Ph.D. Graduate Student
jessica_hogestyn@urmc.rochester.edu

Effects of human herpesvirus 6A latency on oligodendroglial migration and maturation: Implications for demyelinating disease.

Anne Marie Roskowski
Genetics Ph.D. Graduate Student
Anne_Roskowski@URMC.Rochester.edu

The effects of iron deficiency on cholesterol biosynthesis and the Sonic Hedgehog morphogenetic gradient in brain development during gestation.

Garrick Salois, M.S.
NSC Ph.D. Graduate Student
garrick_salois@urmc.rochester.edu

The interaction between genetic susceptibilities and perinatal environmental factors in the pathophysiology of intellectual disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders.