Alumni
Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Specialists (Ph.D. level)
- Li-Chun (Queena) Lin, 2018-2020, currently a Core Facility Director of Iowa NeuroBank, Iowa Neuroscience Institute, University of Iowa (https://medicine.uiowa.edu/inbc/facility-information)
- Marie E. Gaine, 2017-2020, currently an Assistant Professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Iowa
- Rolf Hansen, 2014-2016, currently employed by Teva Pharmaceuticals
- Danielle Cusmano, 2014-2016
- Jennifer Choi Tudor, 2010-2016, Penn-PORT Program, individual NRSA award, currently an Assistant Professor, Saint Joseph’s University
- Lucia Peixoto, 2010-2015, Neurodevelopmental Disorders Postdoctoral Fellowship, currently an Assistant Professor, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington
- Robbert Havekes, 2007-2015, Rubicon Grant, Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, currently an Assistant Professor, University of Groningen, Netherlands
- Marcel Estévez Montero, 2008-2012, Penn-PORT Program, individual NRSA award, currently a Scientific Annotator of AutDB (MindSpec)
- Pepe Hernandez, 2006-2012, NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, currently a Wildlife Rehabilitator, and a Neuroscience Writer and Editor
- Cedrick Florian, 2005-2010, currently a Teacher-Researcher, University of Toulouse 3, France
- Ming Ouyang, 2005-2008, currently a Research Specialist with Steven Thomas, Penn
- Michael Kaplan, 2001-2006, currently Lab Instructor, Biological Basis of Behavior Program, Penn
- Michele Kelly, 2002-2006, Tourette Syndrome Association Research Grant Award, currently an Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina School of Medicine
- Marcelo Wood, 2001-2006, Society for Neuroscience Minority Fellowship, Alavi-Dabiri Postdoctoral Fellowship Award in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research (CHOP), currently Professor and Chair, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine
- Carolina Isiegas, 2000-2005, currently employed in Biotech research, Spain
- K. Matthew Lattal, 1998-2004, individual NRSA award, currently a Professor, Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Sciences University
- Scott Bizily, 2001-2002, currently a lawyer
- Rifat Hussain, 1999-2000, currently a research associate at Albany Medical College
Graduate Students (Ph.D.)
- Christopher Angelakos, Ph.D. (Neuroscience), 2013-2017, National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate fellowship, currently a Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
- Vince Luczak, Ph.D. (Biology), 2010-2016, currently a postdoctoral scholar with Sara Aton, University of California San Diego
- Morgan Bridi, Ph.D. (Neuroscience), 2010-2015, individual NRSA award, currently a postdoctoral fellow with Shiyong Huang, Hussman Institute, Baltimore
- Shane Poplawski, Ph.D. (Pharmacology), 2009-2014, currently a Staff Scientist, J. Craig Venter Institute
- Alan (Jung Whan) Park, Ph.D. (Biology), 2009-2014, currently a postdoctoral fellow with Joshua Gordon, Columbia University
- Hannah Schoch, Ph.D. (Cell and Molecular Biology), 2008-2014, currently a postdoctoral researcher with Lucia Peixoto, Washington State University
- Toni-Moi Prince, Ph.D. (Neuroscience), 2009-2013, currently in management consulting
- Mathieu Wimmer, Ph.D. (Neuroscience), 2007-2012, currently a Assistant Professor, Temple University
- Nan Ma, Ph.D. (Biology), 2007-2011, currently a scientist at Cetazam
- Joshua Hawk, Ph.D. (Neuroscience), 2004-2010, Saul Winegrad Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis, currently a postdoctoral fellow with Daniel Colon-Ramos, Yale University
- Ana Oliveira, Ph.D. (Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Oeiras, Portugal), 2003-2008, currently a Junior Group Leader with Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Ted Huang, Ph.D. (Neuroscience), 2004-2008, currently a Strategic Consultant, ETHOS Health Communications
- Chris Vecsey, Ph.D. (Neuroscience), 2004-2008, MINS/NGG Flexner Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis, currently an Assistant Professor, Skidmore College
- Conor McDonough, Ph.D. (Neuroscience), 2001-2006, individual NRSA award, currently a lawyer
- Michael Keeley, Ph.D. (Cellular and Molecular Biology), 2000-2005, currently a marketing planning manager, Genentech
- Joel Stein, M.D., Ph.D. (Cellular and Molecular Biology), 2001-2005, currently Neuroradiologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Ting Nie, Ph.D. (Biology), 1999-2005, currently a postdoctoral fellow, Emory University
- Kevin Hellman, Ph.D. (Neuroscience), 2000-2004, individual NRSA award, currently a Research Scientist, NorthShore University HealthSystem and an Assistant Professor, University of Chicago
- Laurel Graves Weaver, M.D., Ph.D. (Neuroscience), 1998-2002, currently a psychiatrist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Graduate Students (M.A.)
- Anna McNally, M.A. (Pharmacology), 2014-2015
- Alan Young, M.A. (Neuroscience), 1999-2004, individual NRSA award
- Jennifer Yanow, M.A. (submatriculation), 1999-2000
- Natalie Denney, M.A. (submatriculation), 1998-1999