Graduate Students

The graduate students in the Systems and Cellular Neuroscience Track of the Cognition and Neuroscience PhD program make up a diverse and vibrant scientific community that is intrinsic to the functioning of neuroscience research laboratories. They have come from all over the world, from different scientific backgrounds, to advance in their development as great scientists. It is a close-knit group of students that, with faculty and staff, cultivates an excellent environment to learn, teach and do amazing scientific research. Below you can find contact information, award information, and laboratory affiliation for our PhD students.
Burton Lab

Shevon Alexander
PhD Student (entered 2022)
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Audrey Green
PhD Student (entered 2023)
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Lindsey Ramos Freitas
PhD Student (entered 2023)
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Isabella Casmedes
PhD Student (entered 2024)
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Dussor Lab
Eagle Lab

Leila Mousavi
PhD Student (entered 2024)
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Engineer Lab

Yuko Tamaoki
PhD Student (entered 2019) Email

Brendan Williams
PhD Student (entered 2021)
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Isabella Myers
PhD Student (entered 2023)
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Gu Lab
Kilgard Lab

Alan Carroll
PhD Student (entered 2017)
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Kaitlyn Malley
PhD Student (entered 2019)
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Rachael Affenit Hudson
PhD Student (entered 2018)
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Emmanuel Adehunoluwa
PhD Student (entered 2021)
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Saeid Kian
PhD Student
(entered 2022)
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Zach Bynum
PhD Student (entered 2023)
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Rachel Arnold
PhD Student (entered 2023)
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Julianna Valencia
PhD Student (entered 2024)
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Kolber Lab

Veronica Hong
PhD Student (entered 2019)
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Michael Ojo
PhD Student (entered 2023)
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Ana Sofia Carreon
PhD Student (entered 2023)
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Bethany Boston
PhD Student (entered 2024)
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Kroener Lab

Christopher Driskill
PhD Student (entered 2018)
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Sierra Rodriguez
PhD Student (entered 2020)
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Lily Vu
PhD Student (entered 2022)
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Ke Yang
PhD Student (entered 2023)
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Maedeh Vahid
PhD Student (entered 2024)
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Lumata Lab

Kathleen Domalogdog
PhD Student (entered 2022)
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McIntyre Lab

Debora Calderon
PhD Student (entered 2019)
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Ya-Yu Hu
PhD Student (entered 2020)
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Melissa Krauth
PhD Student (entered 2022)
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Tabitha Ristvedt
PhD Student (entered 2023)
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Yara El Zoghby
PhD Student (entered 2024)
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Nguyen Lab
Pancrazio Lab

Thomas Smith
PhD Student (entered 2021)
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Price Lab

Marisol Mancilla Moreno
PhD Student (entered 2022)
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Dhananjay Naik
PhD Student (entered 2019)
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Kathleen Domalogdog
PhD Student (entered 2022)
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Khadijah Mazhar
PhD Student (entered 2022)
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Lucy He
PhD Student (entered 2022)
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Ifunaya Okolie
PhD Student (entered 2024)
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Sadler Lab
Shembel Lab

Samantha Kroon
PhD Student (entered 2024)
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Solodkin Lab

Sathish Thoppay
PhD Student (entered 2020)
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Yile Wang
PhD Student (entered 2020)
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Wanqiao Ding
PhD Student (entered 2022)
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Rincón-Cortés Lab
Tavares Ferreira Lab

Catherine Campen
PhD Student (entered 2024)
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Thorn Lab

Ching-Tzu Tseng
PhD Student (entered 2019)
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Hailey Welch
PhD Student (entered 2021)
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Chris Phillips
PhD Student (entered 2022)
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Nicholas Kopchenko
PhD Student (entered 2023)
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Aoi Suzaki
PhD Student (entered 2023)
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