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Program of Neuroscience Students

Students in the program in neuroscience find a supportive community here at PIN. Faculty and graduate students alike benefit from the collegial and collaborative environment.


Maisie Ahern

Graduate of: University of California, Los Angeles


Rebecca Aitken

Graduate of: SUNY at Binghamton


Michael Anderson (he/him/his)

Graduate of: University of New England

Mentor: Thomas Blanpied, PhD, Department of Physiology


Sydney Ashton (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: James Madison University

Mentor: Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Department of Pharmacology


Sophie Bruckmeier (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Missisippi State University

Mentor: Phillip Iffland, PhD, Department of Neurology


Garrett Bunce (he/him/his)

Graduate of: University of Rochester

Mentor: Alex Poulopoulos, PhD, Department of Pharmacology


America Bustos Segura (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: California State University Bakersfield

Mentor: Maged Harraz, MB, BCh, MS, PhD


Phylicia Cooper (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Morgan State University

Mentor: Todd Gould, MD, Psychiatry


Rachel Cundiff-O'Sullivan (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Loyola University Chicago

Mentor: Luana Colloca MD,PhD, Department of Pain and Translational Symptom Science


Emily DeMarco (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: James Madison University

Mentor: Thomas Blanpied, PhD, Department of Physiology


Poorna Dharmasri (he/him/his)

Graduate of: The College of William and Mary

Mentor: Thomas Blanpied, PhD, Department of Physiology


Christie Dionisos (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Union College

Mentor: Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Department of Pharmacology


Carolyn Doty (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Union College

Mentor: Daniel Roche, PhD, Psychiatry Department


Sophie Elvig (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: University of Colorado Boulder

Mentor: Steffen Wolff, PhD, Department of Pharmacology


Soad Elziny (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Virginia Tech

Mentor: Peter Crino, MD PhD, Department of Neurology


Kaliroi Engel (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Virginia Tech

Mentor: Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Department of Pharmacology



Antonio Figueiredo (he/him/his)

Graduate of: University of Buffalo, the State University of New York

Mentor: Joe Cheer, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology


Krystal Flores-Felix

Graduate of: Universidad del Turabo


Daniela Franco (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: California State University, Long Beach

Mentor: Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology


Daniel Freeman

Graduate of: Drexel University


Mikah Green (he/him/his)

Graduate of: Hunter College

Mentor: Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, Neurobiology


Lacey Greer (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: University of Alabama

Mentor: Brandon Harvey, PhD, NIDA (NIH)


Catherine Haga (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: University of Maryland Baltimore County

Mentor: Asaf Keller, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology


Maithily Hingmire

Graduate of: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research


Madeline Hohmeister

Graduate of: College of Charleston

Mentor: Thomas Jhou, PhD, Neurobiology


Rebecca Howell (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: McGill University

Mentor: Joseph Cheer, PhD, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology


Zhengyi Huang (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: University of California Los Angeles

Mentor: Marco Venniro, PhD, Neurobiology


John Hussey (he/him/his)

Graduate of: Skidmore College

Mentor: Ivy Dick, PhD, Physiology


Dominic Isaacs (he/him/his)

Graduate of: University of Colorado at Denver

Mentor: Tom Longden, PhD, Department of Physiology


Loryn Johnson

Graduate of: Rochester Institute of Technology


Colin Johnston (he/him/his)

Graduate of: Skidmore College

Mentor: Melanie Pina, PhD, Neurobiology


Jean Jouffroy (he/him/his)

Graduate of: Georgetown University


Saovleak "Noury" Khim (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Temple University

Mentor: Steffen Wolff, PhD, Pharmacology


Katie Kruk (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Grand Valley State University

Mentor: Jessica Mong, PhD, Department of Pharmacology



Gautam Kumar (he/him/his)

Graduate of: University of Southern California

Mentor:  Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology


Cody Lis (he/him/his)

Graduate of: Illinois State University

Mentor: Marco Venniro, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology

 


Rebecca Lorsung (she, her, hers)

Graduate of: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Mentor: Asaf Keller, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology


Maxwell Madden (he/him/his)

Graduate of: Saint Mary's College of Maryland

Mentor: Brian Mathur, PhD, Department of Pharmacology


Sonia Malaiya (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: University of India

Mentor: Seth Ament, PhD, Psychiatry



Anna Maximova (she, her, hers)

Graduate of: College of William & Mary

Mentor: Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Department of Pharmacology


Ryan Mayers (he/him/his)

Graduate of: University of Pennsylvania

Mentor: Brian Polster, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology


Jessica McInerney (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Allegheny College

Mentor: Mary Kay Lobo, Ph.D., Anatomy & Neurobiology


Ruchael McNair (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: William Paterson University

Mentor: Matthew Trudeau, PhD, Physiology Department


Neema Moin Afshar

Graduate of: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Mentor: Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Pharmacology


Mitchell Moyer (he/him/his)

Graduate of: University of Pittsburgh

Mentor: Marc Simard, MD PhD, Department of Neurosurgery


Phuoc "Dexter" Nguyen

Graduate of: Baylor University


Oluwatomiwa Oladunni (he/him/his)

Graduate of: University of Maryland Baltmore County

Mentor: Steffen Wolff, PhD & Brian Mathur, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

 


Chimdiya Onwukwe (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: University of Maryland Baltimore County

Mentor: Jessica Mong, PhD, Department of Pharmacology


Amanda Pacheco-Spiewak (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Florida International University

Mentor: Marco Venniro, PhD, Neurobiology


Kimberly Papastrat

Graduate of: Virginia Commonwealth University


Ria Parikh

Graduate of: University of Cincinnati


Elizabeth Pattie (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Rochester Institute of Technology

Mentor: Philip Iffland, PhD, Neurology


Aidan Pham (he/him/his)

Graduate of: Universitry of California Irvine

Mentor: Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Pharmacology


Abagail Postle (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Miami University (of Ohio), Case Western Reserve University

Mentor: Todd Gould, MD, Psychiatry


Molly Pruitt (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Furman University

Mentor: Alex Medina, PhD, Department of Pediatrics



Colin Robertson

Graduate of: Westminster Colege

Mentor: Alex Poulopoulos, PhD, Department of Pharmacology


Pedro Rodriguez Rivera

Graduate of: University of Puerto Rico

Mentor: Linda Chang, MD, MS, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine


Meghann Ryan (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: University of Maryland Baltimore County

Mentor: Linda Chang, MD, MS Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine


Hassan Saadi (he/him/his)

Graduate of: University of Maryland College Park

Mentor: Graeme Woodworth, MD & Jeff Winkles, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery


Chloe Schaefgen

Graduate of: Duke University


Allison Siclair (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: University of Colorado Boulder

Mentor: Brian Mathur, PhD, Department of Pharmacology


Catherine Stapf (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: University of Scranton

Mentor: Donna Calu, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology


Alexander Stein

Graduate of: Columbia University


Brent Stewart (he/him/his)

Graduate of: Emory University

Mentor: Brian Mathur, PhD, Pharmacology Department


Binita Vedak

Graduate of: University of Mumbai


Laura Ventura (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: University of Maryland Baltimore County

Mentor: Joyce Teixiera Da Silva, PhD, Neural and Pain Sciences


Abigail Vigderman (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Brandeis University

Mentor: Tom Longen, PhD, Department of Physiology


Geralin Virata

Graduate of: University of California, Davis


Lakota Watson (she/her/hers or they/them/theirs)

Graduate of: University of Colorado Boulder

Mentor: Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS, Department of Pain and Translational Symptom Science


Jewel White (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: University of Virginia

Mentor: Luana Colloca, MD PhD MS, Department of Pain and Translational Symptom Science

 


Ro Whitten (they/them/theirs)

Graduate of: University of Rochester

Mentor: Alexandros Poulopoulos, PhD, Department of Psychiatry


Isaiah Williamson

Graduate of: Mount St. Mary’s University


Alexander Wiltse (he/him/his)

Graduate of: University of Rochester

Mentor:Thomas Blanpied, PhD, Department of Physiology



Liuruimin "Amy" Xiang (she/her/hers)

Graduate of: Wesleyan College

Mentor: Tom Longden, PhD, Department of Physiology


Naibo Zhang (he/him/his)

Graduate of: Shandong University, China

Mentor: Brian Polster, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology