Aging & Memory Lab Grad Students

Current PhD Students

Rachel Wilhelm

Rachel Wilhelm
Physiological and molecular
mechanisms of aging
and memory impairments.

Neha Tandon

Neha Tandon
Molecular mechanisms of
high-fat diet and diabetes,
sex-differences, learning
and memory impairments,
insulin-sensitivity,
CA1 excitability, plasticity,
signaling pathways, long- vs.
short-term effects, hormonal
plasticity

Natalia dos Santos

Natalia dos Santos
Effects of nasal insulin on HFD.

Michelle Kapolowicz

Michelle Kapolowicz
Cross-training with
Dr. Peter Assmann
for human hearing science

Penny Lea

Penny Lea
Currently on leave of absence

Current ACN Master’s Students

Priscilla Saenz

Priscilla Saenz
Human aging project

Michael Kung

Michael Kung
Aging project

Dev Laxman Subramanian

Dev Laxman Subramanian
Single-unit project

Dominic Lakhotia

Dominic Lakhotia
Single-unit project

Soumi Lele

Soumi Lele
LE breeder

Liz Martin

Liz Martin
Nasal insulin project

Sanaz Sajadi

Sanaz Sajadi
Human aging project

Parisa Najafigol

Parisa Najafigol
Aging project

Ben Pace

Ben Pace
Human aging project

Arya Phatak

Arya Phatak
HFD project

Elizabeth Perez

Elizabeth Perez
HFD project