Student Directory
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.
Graduate of: University of California, Los Angeles
Graduate of: SUNY at Binghamton
Graduate of: University of New England
Mentor: Thomas Blanpied, PhD, Department of Physiology
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
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
Graduate of: James Madison University
Mentor: Thomas Blanpied, PhD, Department of Physiology
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
Graduate of: Union College
Mentor: Daniel Roche, PhD, Psychiatry Department
Graduate of: University of Colorado Boulder
Mentor: Steffen Wolff, PhD, Department of Pharmacology
Graduate of: Virginia Tech
Mentor: Peter Crino, MD PhD, Department of Neurology
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
Graduate of: Universidad del Turabo
Graduate of: California State University, Long Beach
Mentor: Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Graduate of: Drexel University
Graduate of: University of Alabama
Mentor: Brandon Harvey, PhD, NIDA (NIH)
Graduate of: University of Maryland Baltimore County
Mentor: Asaf Keller, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Graduate of: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
Graduate of: McGill University
Mentor: Joseph Cheer, PhD, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Graduate of: University of California Los Angeles
Mentor: Marco Venniro, PhD, Neurobiology
Graduate of: University of Colorado at Denver
Mentor: Tom Longden, PhD, Department of Physiology
Graduate of: Rochester Institute of Technology
Graduate of: Georgetown University
Saovleak "Noury" Khim (she/her/hers)
Graduate of: Temple University
Mentor: Steffen Wolff, PhD, Pharmacology
Graduate of: Grand Valley State University
Mentor: Jessica Mong, PhD, Department of Pharmacology
Graduate of: University of Southern California
Mentor: Mary Kay Lobo, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
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
Graduate of: Saint Mary's College of Maryland
Mentor: Brian Mathur, PhD, Department of Pharmacology
Anna Maximova (she, her, hers)
Graduate of: College of William & Mary
Mentor: Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Department of Pharmacology
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
Graduate of: William Paterson University
Mentor: Matthew Trudeau, PhD, Physiology Department
Graduate of: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Mentor: Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Pharmacology
Graduate of: University of Pittsburgh
Mentor: Marc Simard, MD PhD, Department of Neurosurgery
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
Graduate of: Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate of: University of Cincinnati
Elizabeth Pattie (she/her/hers)
Graduate of: Rochester Institute of Technology
Mentor: Philip Iffland, PhD, Neurology
Graduate of: Universitry of California Irvine
Mentor: Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Pharmacology
Graduate of: Miami University (of Ohio), Case Western Reserve University
Mentor: Todd Gould, MD, Psychiatry
Graduate of: Furman University
Mentor: Alex Medina, PhD, Department of Pediatrics
Graduate of: Westminster Colege
Mentor: Alex Poulopoulos, PhD, Department of Pharmacology
Graduate of: University of Puerto Rico
Mentor: Linda Chang, MD, MS, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Graduate of: University of Maryland Baltimore County
Mentor: Linda Chang, MD, MS Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Graduate of: University of Maryland College Park
Mentor: Graeme Woodworth, MD & Jeff Winkles, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery
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
Graduate of: Columbia University
Graduate of: Emory University
Mentor: Brian Mathur, PhD, Pharmacology Department
Graduate of: University of Mumbai
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
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
Graduate of: University of Virginia
Mentor: Luana Colloca, MD PhD MS, Department of Pain and Translational Symptom Science
Graduate of: University of Rochester
Mentor: Alexandros Poulopoulos, PhD, Department of Psychiatry
Graduate of: Mount St. Mary’s University
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
Graduate of: Shandong University, China
Mentor: Brian Polster, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology