| Student | Research Interests | Current Lab |
Samantha Bouknight |
Impact of psychosocial stress on neurological alterations and development |
Dr. Susan Wood |
Hannah Burzynski |
Circuitry of insulin-mediated neuroplasticity |
Dr. Larry Reagan |
Tyler Cox |
Interactions between stress and age-related cognitive dysfunction |
Dr. Joseph McQuail |
Jennifer Erichsen |
Interactions between insulin signaling and aging in memory regulation |
Dr. Jim Fadel |
Erin Gorman-Sandler |
The role of brain mitochondrial function in neuropsychiatric disorders |
Dr. Fiona Hollis |
Carly Halcomb |
Neural circuits and mechanisms of fear learning and generalization |
Dr. Aaron Jasnow |
Nicholas Maxwell |
Characterizing brain circuits that regulate feeding behavior |
Dr. Claudia Grillo |
Brittany Pope |
Neuroprotective effects of exercise on cardiovascular health |
Dr. Susan Wood |
Katherine Rentschler |
Gliotransmission and Sleep: Role of Kynurenic Acid |
Dr. Ana Pocivavsek |
Daniel Joyner |
Master of Science, Biomedical Science |
Dr. Fiona Hollis |
Ronald Smithwick |
Master of Science, Biomedical Science |
Dr. Sujit Pujhari |
School of Medicine Columbia
Our Students
Our PhD students are actively involved in the research goals of our department. They contribute to the publication of papers in peer-reviewed journals, make presentations at national and international meetings, and have competed successfully for funding for their research. Most of our students participate in the Neuroscience concentration within the Biomedical Sciences graduate program.