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.
Noureen Khalil
Advisor:Sergei Kirov, PhD
Research:CSF dynamics and deep brain stimulation in Alzheimer's disease along with spreading depolarizations in acute brain injury
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.
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.
Shepard Theriot
Advisor:Qin Wang , MD, PhD
Research:Key astrocytic signaling pathways that regulate neuroinflammation and the integrity of the blood-brain barrier
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.