Students
Md Shakhawat Hossain
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student
The impact of sleep on brain hemodynamics, waste clearance, and neurodegenerative diseases
Rachel Kang
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student
Understanding the mechanism by which APOE4 lowers the threshold for alcohol use to increase susceptibility to cognitive decline
Mya Knappenberger
Graduate Student
Mya's research interests include the social and emotional behaviors in rodent models in relations to food intake and eating behaviors, the relationship between neural components (the reward pathway), and eating behaviors.
Emily Le
Biology Graduate Student
How astrocytes and brain state influence learning in mice, with a focus on how astrocytes may shape sensory processing and learning related behavior.
Taryn McFadden
Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics Graduate Student
Shubham Mirg
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student
Multimodal optical and ultrasound neuroimaging techniques and investigation of ultrasound neuromodulation for mental health disorders.
Annalisa Montemarano
Neuroscience Graduate Student (Hersey)
Mesocorticolimbic regulation of opioid reward
Sumaiya Muhammad
Psychology Graduate Student
Zach Napora
Kinesiology Graduate Student
Understanding and developing novel treatments for traumatic brain injuries in the acute and chronic phases of injury
Sydney Newman
Biobehavioral Health Graduate Student
How perinatal exposure to flame retardants may induce cognitive changes in adulthood, while also considering the roles of sex, hormonal status, and chronic stress exposure on these cognitive outcomes in an animal model