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Post-Doctoral Associates/Fellows and Graduate Students

Matthew Adusei, M.S.

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Graduate Student
Briggs Lab

Research Interest:

Identifying corticogeniculate neurons in extrastriate visual cortex

Swapna Agarwalla

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Postdoctoral Fellow
Carney Lab

Abigail Alpers

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Graduate Student
Haptics Lab

Esteban Avendaño-Fernandez

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Graduate Student
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Research Interest:

Translational cognitive neurophysiology, aging and neuroinflammation. Clinical applications of cognitive neurophysiological modulation from cognitive-motor interaction. Understanding neurodevelopment to investigate its clinical applicability in healthy aging

Halima Aweis, M.S.

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Graduate Student
Haber Lab
Wang Lab

Research Interest:

Rodent and primate cross-species investigation of myelin maturation patterns during postnatal development. Investigating the effects induced by early exposure to amphetamine.

Estephanie Balbuena, MS

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Graduate Student
Hablitz Lab

Research Interest:

Neuropeptidergic signaling within the glymphatic system and circadian rhythms

Erin Bojanek, PhD

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Postdoctoral Fellow
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Research Interest:

Understanding underlying neurophysiological mechanisms of sensory processing in autism spectrum disorder and related neurodevelopmental disorders

Amy Bucklaew

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Graduate Student
Mitchell Lab

Research Interest:

Investigating the neural mechanisms of visual processing and selective attention

Dominic Bunn

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Graduate Student
Gail Johnson Lab
Wojtovich Lab

Research Interest:

The effects of pathological tau uptake by astrocytes on mitochondrial function and the impact on their ability to support neuron health

Lia Calcines Rodriguez

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Graduate Student
O'Banion-Olschowka Labs

Research Interest:

Contributions of microglia-intrinsic sex-specific properties to Alzheimer's disease

Andrea Campbell

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Graduate Student
McGregor Lab

Paul Cavanah

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Graduate Student
Fiebelkorn Lab

MaKenna Cealie, M.S.

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Graduate Student
Majewska Lab

Research Interest:

The effects of developmental alcohol exposure on glia and neurons

Hayley Chang

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Graduate Student
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory
Wang Lab

Research Interest:

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

Zachary Christensen, BS

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Graduate Student
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Research Interest:

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

Anthony Bryan Crum

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Graduate Student
Meeks Lab

Research Interest:

The role of traumatic brain injury in olfactory dysfunction and neurodegeneration

Thomas Delgado, MS

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Graduate Student
Gail Johnson Lab

Research Interest:

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

Yanya Ding

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Graduate Student
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

Yun Ding, PhD

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Postdoctoral Associate
Fiebelkorn Lab

Michael DuHain, M.S.

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Graduate Student
Wang Lab
Haptics Lab

Research Interest:

Tactile feature representation within inhibitory somatosensory microcircuits

Tresa Marian Elias

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Graduate Student
Brown Lab

Afagh Farhadi

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Graduate Student
Carney Lab

Alexis Feidler, MS

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Graduate Student
Majewska Lab

Research Interest:

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

Jingyu Feng, Ph.D.

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Postdoctoral Associate
Wang Lab

Johanna Fritzinger, M.S.

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Graduate Student
Carney Lab

Research Interest:

Timbre encoding in the auditory midbrain

Tanya Garg, MS

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Graduate Student
ZVR Lab

Michael Giannetto, MS

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Graduate Student
Nedergaard Lab

Research Interest:

Structure and function of astrocytic endfeet

Leslie Gonzales, MS

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Graduate Student
Henry Lab

Research Interest:

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

John Gonzalez-Amoretti

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Graduate Student
Snyder Lab

Research Interest:

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

Julia Granato, MS

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Graduate Student
Hammond Lab

Research Interest:

Understanding neuroimmune mechanisms that contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders

Daniel Guest

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Postdoctoral Fellow
Carney Lab

Catalina Guzman, MS

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Graduate Student
Wang Lab

Research Interest:

Mechanism and optimization of CBD and THC- mediated analgesic effects

Emily Isenstein, BS

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Graduate Student
Tadin Lab
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Research Interest:

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

Dennis Jung, M.S.

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Graduate Student
Snyder Lab

Research Interest:

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

Jeehyun Kim, BS

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Graduate Student
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Research Interest:

Studying neurophysiological underpinnings of cognitive and motor symptoms of movement disorders and further modulation by deep brain stimulation

Dennisha King, MS

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Graduate Student
Fudge Lab

Research Interest:

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

Bartosz Kula, PhD

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Postdoctoral Fellow
Smith Lab

Linh Le, MS

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Graduate Student
O'Banion-Olschowka Labs
Majewska Lab

Research Interest:

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

Chen Li

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Graduate Student
Fiebelkorn Lab

Sean Lydon

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Graduate Student
Libby Lab

Research Interest:

Studying inflammation in glaucoma

Varunharan Manoharan

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Postdoctoral Associate
Meeks Lab

Mariah Marrero

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Graduate Student
Gelbard Lab

Margaux Masten, BS

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Graduate Student
Sobolewski Lab

Research Interest:

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

Abigail Mayer

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Graduate Student
Xia Lab

Research Interest:

How human de novo mutations alter PPP2R5D-PP2A holoenzyme signaling

Tanique McDonald

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Graduate Student
Briggs Lab

Cody McKee, M.S.

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Graduate Student
Xia Lab

Research Interest:

Understanding the role of Protein Phosphatase 1 beta on neuronal function

Paul Mitchell

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Graduate Student
Carney Lab

Allison Murphy, PhD

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Postdoctoral Associate
Briggs Lab

Research Interest:

Role of corticogeniculate feedback in vision

Erin Murray

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Graduate Student
Sobolewski Lab

Daulton Myers

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Graduate Student
Mitchell Lab

Evan Newbold

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Graduate Student
Nedergaard Lab

Research Interest:

Glymphatic system and astrocyte physiology in healthy and pathologic states

Paige Nicklas

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Graduate Student
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Research Interest:

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

Mark Osabutey

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Graduate Student
O'Banion-Olschowka Labs

Research Interest:

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

Andre Palacios Duran

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Graduate Student
Maddox Lab

Gavin Piester

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Graduate Student
Majewska Lab

Research Interest:

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

Elizabeth Plunk, MS

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Graduate Student
Majewska Lab

Research Interest:

Investigating the effects of developmental exposures to environmentally relevant toxicants on glia and neurons

Victoria Popov, MS

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Graduate Student
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Research Interest:

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

Emily Przysinda, PhD

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Graduate Student
Lalor Lab

Research Interest:

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

Zach Redding, Ph.D.

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Postdoctoral Associate
Fiebelkorn Lab

Bryan Redmond, BS

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Graduate Student
Huxlin Lab

Research Interest:

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

Gregory Reilly, M.S.

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Graduate Student
Portman Lab

Research Interest: Investigation of sex differences in innate behaviors

David Richardson

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Graduate Student
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Research Interest:

Age differences in proactive and reactive cognitive-motor interactions

Brandon Ruszala

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Graduate Student
Schieber Lab

Research Interest:

Brain-Computer Interfacing; Electrical Intracortical Microstimulation

Maleelo "Lelo" Shamambo, MS

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Graduate Student
Mayer-Pröschel Lab

Research Interest:

Contribution of secondary insults to neuropathology in rare genetic diseases

Tong Shan

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Graduate Student
Maddox Lab

Fei Shang, M.S.

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Graduate Student
Schallek Lab

Research Interest: Structural and functional analysis of alpha smooth muscle actin in the mouse retina (under normal and hyperglycemic conditions

Caitlin Sharp, MS

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Graduate Student
ZVR Lab

Research Interest:

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

Luke Shaw, MS

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Graduate Student
Mitchell Lab
Wang Lab

Research Interest:

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

Mark Stoessel, MS

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Graduate Student
Majewska Lab

Research Interest:

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

Thomas Stoll

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Graduate Student
Maddox Lab

Rianne Stowell, Ph.D.

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Postdoctoral Fellow
Wang Lab

Research Interest:

Mechanisms of mesofrontal dopaminergic plasticity

Alexandra Strohm, MS

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Graduate Student
Majewska Lab

Research Interest:

Perturbations in microglia/neuronal communication following radiation

Bingyu Sun

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Graduate Student
Wang Lab

Research Interest:

Mechanism of microglia response to cannabidiol in healthy and diseased states

Shyanthony Synigal

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Graduate Student
Lalor Lab

Karol Szymula, BS

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Graduate Student
Neural Circuits and Computation Laboratory

Oni Tiwalade

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Graduate Student
Wang Lab
O'Banion Lab

Kathryn Toffolo, PhD

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Graduate Student
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Research Interest:

Investigating language acquisition in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Alesha Usuki, M.S.

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Graduate Student
Noble Lab

Research Interest:

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

Jinxin Wang, Ph.D.

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Postdoctoral Associate
Meeks Lab

Athena Willis, PhD

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Postdoctoral Fellow
Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory

Research Interest:

Neurophysiology of multisensory perception and predictive processing in autism and neurotypical populations

Hayley Wnuk

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Graduate Student
Wang Lab

Research Interest:

The influence of emotional well-being on Alzheimer’s Disease progression.

Sarah Yablonski, MS

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Graduate Student
Libby Lab

Research Interest:

Pathways of retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma

Jingyi Yang, M.S.

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Graduate Student
Briggs Lab
Huxlin Lab

Research Interest:

Plasticity in the early visual system

Zhonghao (Sam) Zhao

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Graduate Student
Schieber Lab

Silei Zhu, M.S.

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Graduate Student
Briggs Lab

Research Interest:

The functions of corticogeniculate feedback in visual behaviors