URMC / Department of Neuroscience / People / Trainees Trainees ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZPost-Doctoral Associates/Fellows and Graduate StudentsMatthew Adusei, M.S.Email MatthewAduseiGraduate StudentBriggs LabResearch Interest: Identifying corticogeniculate neurons in extrastriate visual cortexSwapna AgarwallaEmail SwapnaAgarwallaPostdoctoral FellowCarney LabKatherine Andersh, M.S.Email KatherineAndershGraduate StudentLibby LabResearch Interest: The role of proinflammatory signaling in glaucomaEsteban Avendaño-FernandezEmail EstebanAvendaño-FernandezGraduate StudentCognitive Neurophysiology LaboratoryHalima Aweis, M.S.Email HalimaAweisGraduate StudentHaber LabWang LabResearch Interest: Rodent and primate cross-species investigation of myelin maturation patterns during postnatal development. Investigating the effects induced by early exposure to amphetamine.Estephanie BalbuenaEmail EstephanieBalbuenaGraduate StudentHablitz LabResearch Interest: Neuropeptidergic signaling within the glymphatic system and circadian rhythmsErin Bojanek, PhDEmail ErinBojanekPostdoctoral FellowCognitive Neurophysiology LaboratoryAmy BucklaewEmail AmyBucklaewGraduate StudentMitchell LabResearch Interest: Investigating the neural mechanisms of visual processing and selective attentionLia Calcines RodriguezEmail LiaCalcines RodriguezGraduate StudentO'Banion-Olschowka LabsResearch Interest: The mechanisms underlying the spatiotemporal progression of tau in Alzheimer’s DiseaseMadeline CappelloniEmail MadelineCappelloniGraduate StudentMaddox LabPaul CavanahEmail PaulCavanahGraduate StudentFiebelkorn LabMaKenna Cealie, M.S.Email MaKennaCealieGraduate StudentMajewska LabResearch Interest: The effects of developmental alcohol exposure on glia and neuronsHayley ChangEmail HayleyChangGraduate StudentCognitive Neurophysiology LaboratoryWang LabResearch Interest: Exploring neurophysiological changes of multisensory processing in knockout mouse models of childhood rare diseasesZhen Chen, Ph.D.Email ZhenChenGraduate StudentNeural Circuits and Computation LaboratoryZachary Christensen, BSEmail ZacharyChristensenGraduate StudentCognitive Neurophysiology LaboratoryResearch Interest: Identifying brain imaging biomarkers of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and its neurocognitive correlatesAnthony Bryan CrumEmail Anthony BryanCrumGraduate StudentMeeks LabResearch Interest: The role of traumatic brain injury in olfactory dysfunction and neurodegenerationThomas Delgado, BSEmail ThomasDelgadoGraduate StudentGail Johnson LabResearch Interest: The role of transglutaminase 2 in mediating how astrocytes respond in injuryYanya DingEmail YanyaDingGraduate StudentCognitive Neurophysiology LaboratoryWang LabResearch Interest: Age-related histological and neurophysiological changes of auditory processing in a knockout mouse model of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosisMichael DuHain, M.S.Email MichaelDuHainGraduate StudentWang LabHaptics LabResearch Interest: Tactile feature representation within inhibitory somatosensory microcircuitsTresa Marian EliasEmail Tresa MarianEliasGraduate StudentBrown LabAfagh FarhadiEmail AfaghFarhadiGraduate StudentCarney LabAlexis FeidlerEmail AlexisFeidlerGraduate StudentMajewska LabResearch Interest: Microglia contributions to synaptic gain and plasticity, excitability and behavior in Fragile X SyndromeJingyu Feng, Ph.D.Email JingyuFengPostdoctoral AssociateWang LabJohanna Fritzinger, M.S.Email JohannaFritzingerGraduate StudentCarney LabResearch Interest: Timbre encoding in the auditory midbrainMichael GiannettoEmail MichaelGiannettoGraduate StudentNedergaard LabResearch Interest: Structure and function of astrocytic endfeet Leslie GonzalesEmail LeslieGonzalesGraduate StudentHenry LabResearch Interest: Investigating how damage to hair-cell synapses within the cochlea impacts neurophysiological responses to soundJohn Gonzalez-AmorettiEmail JohnGonzalez-AmorettiGraduate StudentSnyder LabResearch Interest: Signal integration and transformation in PFC which modulates visual responses during the engagement of attentionJulia GranatoEmail JuliaGranatoGraduate StudentHammond LabResearch Interest: Understanding neuroimmune mechanisms that contribute to neurodevelopmental disordersDaniel GuestEmail DanielGuestPostdoctoral FellowCarney LabCatalina GuzmanEmail CatalinaGuzmanGraduate StudentWang LabResearch Interest: Mechanism and optimization of CBD and THC- mediated analgesic effectsEmily Isenstein, BSEmail EmilyIsensteinGraduate StudentTadin LabCognitive Neurophysiology LaboratoryResearch Interest: Tactile and proprioceptive functioning in autism spectrum disorder and related neurodevelopmental disorders, visual/proprioceptive integrationDennis Jung, M.S.Email DennisJungGraduate StudentSnyder LabResearch Interest: Investigating working memory mechanisms in non-human primates via cross-scale electrophysiologyJeehyun Kim, BSEmail JeehyunKimGraduate StudentCognitive Neurophysiology LaboratoryResearch Interest: 'Neurophysiology and Neurodegenerative DiseasesDennisha KingEmail DennishaKingGraduate StudentFudge LabResearch Interest: Role of microglia in synaptic formation and refinement during typical and atypical development of the primate amygdalaBartosz Kula, PhDEmail BartoszKulaPostdoctoral FellowSmith LabLinh Le, MSEmail LinhLeGraduate StudentO'Banion-Olschowka LabsMajewska LabResearch Interest: The role of microglia in regulating amyloid pathology over the course of Alzheimer's diseaseChen LiEmail ChenLiGraduate StudentFiebelkorn LabZheng LiuEmail ZhengLiuGraduate StudentSchieber LabResearch Interest: Neural control of hand and finger movementsDaniel LopezEmail DanielLopezGraduate StudentCognitive Neurophysiology LaboratorySean LydonEmail SeanLydonGraduate StudentLibby LabResearch Interest: Studying inflammation in glaucomaVarunharan ManoharanEmail VarunharanManoharanPostdoctoral AssociateMeeks LabAbigail MayerEmail AbigailMayerGraduate StudentXia LabResearch Interest: How human de novo mutations alter PPP2R5D-PP2A holoenzyme signalingTanique McDonaldEmail TaniqueMcDonaldGraduate StudentBriggs LabCody McKee, M.S.Email CodyMcKeeGraduate StudentXia LabResearch Interest: Understanding the role of Protein Phosphatase 1 beta on neuronal functionPaul MitchellEmail PaulMitchellGraduate StudentCarney LabDaxiang Na, M.S.Email DaxiangNaGraduate StudentPatricia White LabResearch Interest: The relationship between hearing loss and Alzheimer's Disease.Evan NewboldEmail EvanNewboldGraduate StudentNedergaard LabResearch Interest: Glymphatic system and astrocyte physiology in healthy and pathologic states Paige NicklasEmail PaigeNicklasGraduate StudentCognitive Neurophysiology LaboratoryResearch Interest: Neurophysiology & cognitive-motor integration in children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilityMark OsabuteyEmail MarkOsabuteyGraduate StudentO'Banion-Olschowka LabsResearch Interest: Exploring the cellular basis of neuroinflammation and attendant cognitive deficits due to cranial radiation exposureEleni PatelakiEmail EleniPatelakiGraduate StudentCognitive Neurophysiology LaboratoryGavin PiesterEmail GavinPiesterGraduate StudentMajewska LabElizabeth Plunk, MSEmail ElizabethPlunkGraduate StudentMajewska LabResearch Interest: Investigating the effects of developmental exposures to environmentally relevant toxicants on glia and neuronsVictoria Popov, MSEmail VictoriaPopovGraduate StudentCognitive Neurophysiology LaboratoryResearch Interest: Neurophysiology of cognitive-motor integration in adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.Emily Przysinda, M.S.Email EmilyPrzysindaGraduate StudentLalor LabResearch Interest: Neural correlates of social cognition and hierarchical processing of language and music in clinical populationsZach Redding, Ph.D.Email ZachReddingPostdoctoral AssociateFiebelkorn LabBryan Redmond, BSEmail BryanRedmondGraduate StudentHuxlin LabResearch Interest: Integrated neuro-ophthalmology, psychophysics, clinical and translational science researchGregory Reilly, M.S.Email GregoryReillyGraduate StudentPortman LabResearch Interest: Investigation of sex differences in innate behaviorsDavid RichardsonEmail DavidRichardsonGraduate StudentCognitive Neurophysiology LaboratoryResearch Interest: Neurophysiology and MovementMaleelo "Lelo" Shamambo, MSEmail Maleelo "Lelo"ShamamboGraduate StudentMayer-Pröschel LabResearch Interest: Contribution of secondary insults to neuropathology in rare genetic diseasesFei Shang, M.S.Email FeiShangGraduate StudentSchallek LabResearch Interest: Structural and functional analysis of alpha smooth muscle actin in the mouse retina (under normal and hyperglycemic conditionsCaitlin Sharp, MSEmail CaitlinSharpGraduate StudentZVR LabResearch Interest: Investigating the neurophysiology of cognitive-motor interactions in schizophrenia spectrum disordersLuke Shaw, MSEmail LukeShawGraduate StudentMitchell LabWang LabResearch Interest: Fronto-parietal feedback circuits and their role in visually guided reachingAnjali Sinha, M.S.Email AnjaliSinhaGraduate StudentHolt LabResearch Interest: Role of mAChR signaling in mammalian peripheral vestibular systemMark Stoessel, MSEmail MarkStoesselGraduate StudentMajewska LabResearch Interest: Pathways that control cerebellar microglia dynamics and how these pathways contribute to cerebellar physiology and functionRianne Stowell, Ph.D.Email RianneStowellPostdoctoral FellowWang LabResearch Interest: Mechanisms of mesofrontal dopaminergic plasticityAlexandra Strohm, MSEmail AlexandraStrohmGraduate StudentMajewska LabResearch Interest: Perturbations in microglia/neuronal communication following radiationBingyu SunEmail BingyuSunGraduate StudentWang LabResearch Interest: Mechanism of microglia response to cannabidiol in healthy and diseased statesShyanthony SynigalEmail ShyanthonySynigalGraduate StudentLalor LabKarol Szymula, BSEmail KarolSzymulaGraduate StudentNeural Circuits and Computation LaboratoryMaddox LabKathryn Toffolo, M.S.Email KathrynToffoloGraduate StudentCognitive Neurophysiology LaboratoryResearch Interest: Investigating language acquisition in children with Autism Spectrum DisorderAlesha Usuki, M.S.Email AleshaUsukiGraduate StudentNoble LabResearch Interest: Investigating the role of amyloid beta in the hyperactivation of the E3 ubiquitin ligase c-CblJinxin Wang, Ph.D.Email JinxinWangPostdoctoral AssociateMeeks LabHayley WnukEmail HayleyWnukGraduate StudentWang LabResearch Interest: The influence of emotional well-being on Alzheimer’s Disease progression.Sarah Yablonski, MSEmail SarahYablonskiGraduate StudentLibby LabResearch Interest: Pathways of retinal ganglion cell death in glaucomaJingyi Yang, M.S.Email JingyiYangGraduate StudentBriggs LabHuxlin LabResearch Interest: Plasticity in the early visual systemSilei Zhu, M.S.Email SileiZhuGraduate StudentBriggs LabResearch Interest: The functions of corticogeniculate feedback in visual behaviors