Devonique Brissett
Area of Doctoral Study: Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Institute: Florida Gulf Coast University
Research Advisor: Jeffrey Leips, Ph.D. ; Erin Green, Ph.D.
Description of Research
Assessing the role of genetic variation on chromatin regulation and lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster.
Emmanuelle Palmieri
Area of Doctoral Study: Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Institute: Purdue University
Research Advisor: Laurie Sutton, Ph.D.
Description of Research
The neural role of mammalian GPR155 and Drosophila homolog Anchor in alcohol-related behaviors
Fidelia Asomani
Area of Doctoral Study: Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Institute: Notre Dame of Maryland University
Research Advisor: Dr. Erin Green
Description of Research coming soon!
Prableen Chowdhary
Area of Doctoral Study: Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Institute: University of Maryland, College Park
Research Advisor: Rachel Brewster, Ph.D.
Description of Research
Investigating the role of Ndrg1b as a modulator of cell adhesion during early muscle development and under anoxia.
Lilian Gonzalez Suarez
Area of Doctoral Study: Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Institute: Orange County Community College and Suny Empire State College, NY
Research Advisor: Rachel Brewster, Ph.D.
Description of Research
Metabolism and hypoxia using zebrafish as a model organism
Elleora Velador Svoboda
Area of Doctoral Study: Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Institute: University of California, Berkeley
Research Advisor: Phyllis Robinson, Ph.D.
Description of Research
Assessing the role of Dopamine and PKA phosphorylation on Melanopsin and light mediated behaviors.
Claudia Gualtieri
Area of Doctoral Study: Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Institute: Towson University
Research Advisor: Fernando J. Vonhoff, Ph.D.
Description of Research
Investigating the Roles of Candidate Autism Genes in Synaptic Pruning in Drosophila melanogaster.
Tori Sproat
Area of Doctoral Study: Neuroscience & Cognitive Sciences
Undergraduate Institute: Columbia University
Research Advisor: Tara LeGates, Ph.D.
Description of Research
Investigating the role of estrogen and its receptors as modulators of sex differences in neuroplasticity in the brain’s reward pathway.
Ashley Copenhaver
Area of Doctoral Study: Neuroscience & Cognitive Sciences
Undergraduate Institute: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Research Advisor: Tara LeGates, Ph.D.
Description of Research
Elucidating the mechanisms underlying long-lasting plasticity within the hippocampus-nucleus pathway, an integral pathway that mediates reward-learning behaviors.