Mae Aida
Advisor: Qin Wang, MD, PhD
Research: APOE isoforms and their effects on blood brain barrier in Alzheimer's Disease.
Nicole Johnson Braun
Advisor: Danielle Mor, PhD
Research: Role of the gut microbiome in healthy aging & Parkinson's Disease.
Casey Cryan
Advisor: Brian Muntean, Ph.D.
Research: Relationship between KCTD proteins on GPCRs & their role in neuronal signaling.
Emily Dew
Advisor: Qin Wang, MD, PhD
Research: Chd7 in the anterior cingulate cortez.
Emma Heisey
Advisor: Lynette McCluskey, PhD
Research: SARS-CoV-2 taste loss by determining localization of Ace2 receptors in the taste system & their contribution to neural function using novel mouse models.
Natalie Mseis Jackson
Advisor: Hedong Li, PhD
Research: Optimizing neuronal reprogramming technique for spinal cord injury repair.
Sankeerth Kanumuri
Advisor: Xin-Yun Lu, MD, PhD
Research: Chemokines, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.
Miswakumari Lad
Advisor: Chung Sub Kim, PhD
Research: Transgenerational transmission of stress susceptibility and resilience following chronic social defeat stress.
Halli Lindamood
Advisor: Eric Vitriol, PhD
Research: Role of Profilin1 in ALS using super-resolution microscopy.
Tatiana Liu
Advisor: Eric Vitriol, PhD
Research: The actin cytoskeleton in proteostasis and neurodegeneration.
Kris Mayes
Advisor: Hedong Li, PhD
Research: Characterization of neuronal reprogramming process by in-vivo imaging analysis.
Jacob Miller
Advisor: Frank Deak, PhD
Research: Molecular risk factors & synaptic dysfunction in brain aging & Alzheimer's Disease.
Amin Karimi Moghaddam
Advisor: Xin-Yun Lu, MD, PhD
Research: Stress-induced neuronal plasticity & cognitive dysfunction.
Nicholas Moore
Advisor: Kris Dhandapani, PhD
Research: Peripheral immune reactions to central nervous system injury.
Jayvon Nougaisse
Advisor: Xin-Yun Lu, MD, PhD
Research: Role of adipokines & chemokines in neuroinflammation & Alzheimer's disease.
Kendyl Pennington
Advisor: David Blake, PhD
Research: Chronic stress, cognitive aging & neurodegeneration.
Casandra Slocum
Advisor: Danielle Mor, PhD
Research: Mechanisms underlying the effects of short-chain fatty acids on cognition.
Wyatt Slocum
Advisor: Danielle Mor, PhD
Research: The effects of toxic α-synuclein in the gut on neuronal health.
Julie Vincent
Advisor: Danielle Mor, PhD
Research: Role of α-synuclein & tau aggregation in Parkinson's & Alzheimer's disease.
Ebenezer Quainoo
Advisor: Lin Gan, PhD
Research: Gene regulatory networks involved in the development, maintenance, & function of retina neurons.
