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Student Directory

Students in the Program in Neuroscience find a supportive, collaborative, and collegial community among their fellow students, and the faculty, of PIN. 

 

Maisie Ahern

Graduate of: University of California, Los Angeles

Mentor(s): rotating

Rebecca Aitken

Graduate of: SUNY at Binghamton

Mentor(s): rotating

Michael Anderson

Graduate of: University of New England

Mentor(s): Thomas Blanpied, PhD, Department of Physiology

Sophie Bruckmeier

Graduate of: Missisippi State University

Mentor(s): Phillip Iffland, PhD, Department of Neurology

America Bustos Segura

Graduate of: California State University Bakersfield

Mentor(s): Maged Harraz, MB, BCh, MS, PhD, Department of Psychiatry

Jewel Clark

Graduate of: University of Virginia

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

Phylicia Cooper

Graduate of: Morgan State University

Mentor(s): Todd Gould, MD, Department of Psychiatry

Emily DeMarco

Graduate of: James Madison University

Mentor(s): Thomas Blanpied, PhD, Department of Physiology

Christie Dionisos

Graduate of: Union College

Mentor(s): Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Carolyn Doty

Graduate of: Union College

Mentor(s): Daniel Roche, PhD, Department of Psychiatry

Sophie Elvig

Graduate of: University of Colorado Boulder

Mentor(s): Steffen Wolff, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Kaliroi Engel

Graduate of: Virginia Tech

Mentor(s): Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Jennifer Fang

Graduate of: Columbia University

Mentor: rotating

Antonio Figueiredo

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

Mentor(s): Joe Cheer, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Krystal Flores-Felix

Graduate of: Universidad del Turabo

Mentor(s): Barbara Juarez, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Daniela Franco

Graduate of: California State University, Long Beach

Mentor(s): Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Daniel Freeman

Graduate of: Drexel University

Mentor(s): rotating

Yugantar Gera

Graduate of: Clemson University

Mentor: rotating

Mikah Green

Graduate of: Hunter College

Mento(s)r: Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Lacey Greer

Graduate of: University of Alabama

Mentor(s): Brandon Harvey, PhD, NIDA (NIH)

Catherine Haga

Graduate of: University of Maryland Baltimore County

Mentor(s): Asaf Keller, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Maithily Hingmire

Graduate of: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research

Mentor(s): rotating

Madeline Hohmeister

Graduate of: College of Charleston

Mentor(s): Thomas Jhou, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Zhengyi "Sissi" Huang

Graduate of: University of California Los Angeles

Mentor(s): Marco Venniro, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

John Hussey

Graduate of: Skidmore College

Mentor(s): Ivy Dick, PhD, Department of Physiology

Dominic Isaacs

Graduate of: University of Colorado at Denver

Mentor(s): Tom Longden, PhD, Department of Physiology

Loryn Johnson

Graduate of: Rochester Institute of Technology

Mentor(s): rotating

Colin Johnston

Graduate of: Skidmore College

Mentor(s): Melanie Pina, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Jean Jouffroy

Graduate of: Georgetown University

Mentor(s): Steven Bernstein, MD, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Saovleak "Noury" Khim

Graduate of: Temple University

Mentor(s): Steffen Wolff, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Katie Kruk

Graduate of: Grand Valley State University

Mentor: Jessica Mong, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Gautam Kumar

Graduate of: University of Southern California

Mentor(s): Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Cody Lis

Graduate of: Illinois State University

Mentor(s): Marco Venniro, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Rebecca Lorsung

Graduate of: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Mentor(s): Asaf Keller, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Maxwell Madden

Graduate of: Saint Mary's College of Maryland

Mentor(s): Brian Mathur, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Sonia Malaiya

Graduate of: University of India

Mentor(s): Seth Ament, PhD, Department of Psychiatry

Anna Maximova

Graduate of: College of William & Mary

Mentor(s): Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Noah Mayberry

Graduate of: Western New England College

Mentor: rotating

Ryan Mayers

Graduate of: University of Pennsylvania

Mentor(s): Brian Polster, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology

Jessica McInerney

Graduate of: Allegheny College

Mentor(s): Mary Kay Lobo, Ph.D., Department of Neurobiology

Ruchael McNair

Graduate of: William Paterson University

Mentor(s): Matthew Trudeau, PhD, Department of Physiology 

Carlos Medina Saldivar

Graduate of: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

Mentor: rotating

Samira Mitias

Graduate of: University of Maryland College Park

Mentor: rotating

Neema Moin Afshar

Graduate of: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Mentor(s): Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Mitchell Moyer

Graduate of: University of Pittsburgh

Mentor(s): Marc Simard, MD PhD, Department of Neurosurgery

Phuoc "Dexter" Nguyen

Graduate of: Baylor University

Mentor(s): rotating

Sophie Ogunsanmi

Graduate of: Rowan College of New Jersey

Mentor: rotating

Oluwatomiwa Oladunni

Graduate of: University of Maryland Baltimore County

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

Chimdiya Onwukwe

Graduate of: University of Maryland Baltimore County

Mentor: Jessica Mong, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Amanda Pacheco-Spiewak

Graduate of: Florida International University

Mentor(s): Marco Venniro, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Kimberly Papastrat

Graduate of: Virginia Commonwealth University

Mentor(s): Marco Venniro, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Ria Parikh

Graduate of: University of Cincinnati

Mentor(s): rotating

Elizabeth Pattie

Graduate of: Rochester Institute of Technology

Mentor(s): Philip Iffland, PhD, Department of Neurology

Aidan Pham

Graduate of: University of California Irvine

Mentor(s): Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Abagail Postle

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

Mentor(s): Todd Gould, MD, Department of Psychiatry

Molly Pruitt

Graduate of: Furman University

Mentor(s): Alex Medina, PhD, Department of Pediatrics

Colin Robertson

Graduate of: Westminster College

Mentor(s): Alex Poulopoulos, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Pedro Rodriguez Rivera

Graduate of: University of Puerto Rico

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

Meghann Ryan

Graduate of: University of Maryland Baltimore County

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

Hassan Saadi

Graduate of: University of Maryland College Park

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

Chloe Schaefgen

Graduate of: Duke University

Mentor(s): rotating

Allison Siclair

Graduate of: University of Colorado Boulder

Mentor(s): Brian Mathur, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Catherine Stapf

Graduate of: University of Scranton

Mentor(s): Donna Calu, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Alexander Stein

Graduate of: Columbia University

Mentor(s): rotating

Brent Stewart

Graduate of: Emory University

Mentor(s): Brian Mathur, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Benjamin Swack

Graduate of: College of William and Mary

Mentor: rotating

Ren Thigpen

Graduate of: Mercer University

Mentor: rotating

Binita Vedak

Graduate of: University of Mumbai

Mentor(s): rotating

Laura Ventura

Graduate of: University of Maryland Baltimore County

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

Merel Verhoeven

Graduate of: Saint Mary's College of Maryland

Mentor: rotating

Abigail Vigderman

Graduate of: Brandeis University

Mentor(s): Tom Longden, PhD, Department of Physiology

Geralin Virata

Graduate of: University of California, Davis

Mentor(s): Tom Longden, PhD, Department of Physiology

Gabrielle Voithofer

Graduate of: Salisbury University

Mentor: rotating

Lakota Watson

Graduate of: University of Colorado Boulder

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

Ro Whitten

Graduate of: University of Rochester

Mentor: Alexandros Poulopoulos, PhD, Department of Pharmacology

Isaiah Williamson

Graduate of: Mount St. Mary’s University

Mentor(s): Barbara Juarez, PhD, Department of Neurobiology

Alexander Wiltse

Graduate of: University of Rochester

Mentor: Thomas Blanpied, PhD, Department of Physiology

Liuruimin "Amy" Xiang

Graduate of: Wesleyan College

Mentor: Thomas Longden, PhD, Department of Physiology

Naibo Zhang

Graduate of: Shandong University, China

Mentor: Brian Polster, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology