Aprendices actuales de IDD

First NameLast NameStatusMentor/LabResearch Concentration
AlexAgyemangCompañero de investigaciónBallabh, PraveenPreterm intraventricular hemorrhage and brain development
AyodeleAkinyemiCompañero de investigaciónCharron, MaureenDevelopmental exposures and epigenetic programming immune cells
JesseBarnesGradLachman, HerbertLowes Syndrome
ShlomitBekerAsociadoMolholm, SophieUsing EEG and behavior, studying how people with autism synchronize with the external world. 
CoralieBerthouxCompañero de investigaciónCastillo, PabloRole of hilar mossy cells of the hippocampus in Fragile X Syndrome
AshleyBispoGradSpray, David C.pain strocytes, and satellite glia
AbigailCarbonellMSTPJordania, BryenA novel role for ANKS1B in neurodevelopmental disorders
NoelieCaylaGrad StudentKhodakhah, Kamran Cerebellar projections to hypothalamus, and their role in social behaviors
Florencia Chena-Becerra Compañero de investigaciónGalanopoulou, AristeaTranslational platform to screen treatments that prevent post-traumatic epilepsy / New model of traumatic brain injury
DeBonoCristóbalCompañero de investigaciónMañana, BerniceRole of Tbx1 in neural crest cell development
AntonioCibelliCompañero de investigaciónSpray, David C.astrocytes, Cx43 and Panx (including COL4A1 mutation studies funded by the IDDRC)
Kelly Clemenza    Grad StudentSjulson, LucasDeveloping novel gene therapies
DylannCordova MartinezGradJordania, BryenAIDA-1
CharlesCrouseGrad StudentNicola, Saleem M.the Neuroscience of Learning and Decision-Making
AidaDavilaGrad StudentKohn, Adam Hierarchical effects of Adaptation to Naturalistic Textures
Eliezyer FerminoDe Oliveira       Grad StudentSjulson, LucasHippocampus-accumbens interactions in reward guided behavior              
Migena Dervishi Compañero de investigaciónHollander, EricGABA PAM in ASD -  study the effects of GABA allosteric modulator on social communication
ClaudiaDeSanctisCompañero de investigaciónFrancesconi, Ana Regulation of mTORC1 signaling by Disco Interacting Protein Homolog B (DIP2B
IlanaDeynekoGrad StudentJordan, Bryen & Molholm, SophieRare AIDA-1 genetic IDD conditions
BlakeEbertMSTPDawlaty, MeeladRegulation of embryonic stem cell biology by DNA hydroxylation and how these mechanisms contribute to  development
JulioFloresMSTPDawlaty, MeeladEnzymatic and non-enzymatic functions of Tet enzymes regulate stem cell identity and plasticity, and their implications in development and cancer.
AnaFranciscoAssistant ProfessorMolholm, SophieCharacterizing brain and cognitive function in specific rare diseases (22q11.2 deletion syndrome and cystinosis) utilizing EEG and clinical and cognitive assessment tools
ElisaFrankelCompañero de investigaciónKurshan, Peri Intracellular mechanisms of synapse assembly
JennaFreundGrad StudentBuelow, HannesDendritic Patterning
AleksandraFrycGrad StudentSjulson, Lucas The role of hippocampal replay in memory reconsolidation
SayraGarciaGrad StudentPutterman, ChaimRole of lipocalin-2 in glial activation neuropsychiatric lupus
SarahGoebelGradVerselis, VitautasCholinergic Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Fragile-X Syndrome
Zenobia GonsalvesGenetics ResidentKlugman, SusanReproductive and prenatal genetics 
MichelleGolfoGrad StudentCastillo, PabloRole of D2 receptors in the dentate gyrus.
HaydenHatchMSTPSecombe, JulieNeurodevelopmental, transcriptional, and behavioral consequences of intellectual disability-associated KDM5 mutations
ChrisEnriquePostdoctoradoKohn, Adam Context-dependent processing in visual cortical populations
AnnaJasperAsociadoKohn, Adam Inter-areal communication during  perceptual decision making.
Anna MariaKatsarouAsociadoGalanopoulou, AristeaTranslational platform to screen treatments that prevent post-traumatic epilepsy
HarmonyKetchumGradDawlaty, MeeladHow DNA methylation and demethylation dynamics are regulated by Tet enzymes during stem cell differentiation and embryogenesis
ShivaniKharodGrad StudentCastillo, PabloLocal protein synthesis in presynaptic plasticity
LeilaKhatamiCompañero de investigaciónKhodakhah, Kamran Interaction of the cerebellum and Substantia nigra reticulata (SNr), in motor and non-motor control
ElliotKimMSTPKohn, Adam Inter-areal communication of locomotion in the visual system
LilyKolbResearch InternSpray, David C.mechanical transduction in astrocyte endfeet
Miguel  KrawchukMSTPKurshan, Peri Align with the lab’s focus on the molecular mechanisms of synaptic development and regulation
AravindKrishnaGrad StudentKohn, Adam Predictive coding and the role of feedback in sensory processing
GarrettSotaventoMSTPBuelow, HannesSynaptic regulation
XingleiLiuCompañero de investigaciónGennerich, ArneDisease mutations in Dynein
IanMacArthurMSTPDawlaty, MeeladTet enzymes and DNA hydroxymethylation in neural stem cell biology and neurodevelopment.
SamuelMartinez  Compañero de investigaciónBerman, JoanAddressing the role of sTREM2 in HIV Neuropathogenesis 
EmilioMerhebGradWillis, IanUnderstanding the Pathogenesis of Pol III-related Leukodystrophy
EricaMooreMSTPPutterman, ChaimThe Role of T Cells in Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
José Moreno-Larios       Compañero de investigaciónSjulson, LucasNovel methods for high-speed imaging of prefrontal cortex
VeraNezgovorovaCompañero de investigaciónHollander, EricCBDV vs Placebo in ASD and PWS - study the effects of a novel cannabinoid on irritability
MaritzaOnateCompañero de investigaciónKhodakhah, KamranAnatomy of cerebellar connections with the dopaminergic system 
AbhimanyuPavuluriGrad StudentKohn, Adam Cortico-cortical communication and computation
CzarinaRamosGrad StudentCastillo, PabloNpas4 and memory engrams in the CA3 area of the hippocampus
LuRaoProfesor asistente de investigaciónGennerich, ArneMolecular mechanisms of IDD diseases caused by mutations in Kif1a 
JacobRatliffGrad StudentBatista-BritoThe role of long-range inhibitory neurons in cortical circuits
JosuéReynoldsMSTPPutterman, ChaimThe Role of Interleukin-6 and the choroid plexus in neuropsychiatric lupus
Jackson RogowMSTPKurshan, Peri Joining summer 2022 - align with the lab’s focus on the molecular mechanisms of synaptic development and regulation
SebastianRojas VillaCompañero de investigaciónBuelow, HannesHeparan Sulfate Proteoglycan signaling
Ehsan SabriCompañero de investigaciónBatista-BritoNeural circuitry of top-down modulation in mice sensory cortex.
CristóbalSalazarGrad StudentBuelow, HannesDendritic Patterning
Asma BeiraghiSalekCompañero de investigaciónCastillo, PabloEarly gene activation in neurons 
ManalSalmiCompañero de investigaciónBatista-BritoFunction of inhibitory circuits in the developmental emergence of cortical visual processing
Marcos Schaan ProfesCompañero de investigaciónKurshan, Peri Identifying neurexin’s intracellular binding partners in vivo
AliceServonnetCompañero de investigaciónNicola, Saleem M.Dopamine receptor-expressing neurons of the nucleus accumbens and reward seeking.
DeepSharmaCompañero de investigaciónBallabh, PraveenPreterm intraventricular hemorrhage and brain development
AubreySiebelsGrad StudentCastillo, PabloNeuromodulation in the Lateral Habenula
HeatherSnellCompañero de investigaciónKhodakhah, KamranCACNA1A point mutations and their implication in cerebellar motor and non-motor disorders
EricSosaMSTPGreally, John & Castillo, PabloGenetics of Autism
LuisaSperanzaAsociadoFrancesconi, Ana Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying neuronal structural plasticity. 
ManuelSuarez-CarvajalGrad StudentCastillo, PabloMechanisms of modulation of inhibition in the Dentate Gyrus
Jada SummervilleGrad StudentKurshan, Peri Identifying intracellular mechanisms of synapse spacing
YanSunCompañero de investigaciónBrenowitz, MichaelMeCP2 and Mass Spectrometry
Tsz-hoTangCompañero de investigaciónBuelow, HannesSynaptic regulation
Ying HongThamCompañero de investigaciónEmmons, ScottNeural cell adhesion proteins in synaptic specificity
SeydanurTikirGradMolholm, SophieThe neurobiology of autism spectrum disorders using EEG, behavior, and computational methods
JaafarTindiCompañero de investigaciónKhodakhah, KamranCerebellum in episodic ataxia type2 and dystonia
Araven TiroumalechettyGrad StudentKurshan, Peri Identifying mechanisms of neurexin localization and function
DeberTraducirMSTPSjulson, Lucas & Batista-Brito, RenataDevelopmental abnormalities of prefrontal cortex and its role in impulsivity
MeeraTrivediMSTPBuelow, HannesDendritic Patterning
JuanVasquezMarylandJordania, BryenThe role of AIDA-1 in the maturation of oligodendrocyte-lineage cells
JorgeVera BuschmannCompañero de investigaciónKhodakhah, Kamran Role of the cerebellum in goal-directed behavior via dopamine modulation.
KamiWakimPostdoctoradoMolholm, SophieAutism
ClaireWardGrad StudentBatista-BritoDevelopmental Dysfunction of Parvalbumin Interneurons in Autism Spectrum Disorder
DavidWhiteheadGenetics ResidentKlugman, SusanPediatric Genetics
AlisonXuMSTPKohn, Adam Concentration: Understanding the relationship between the pulvinar and visual cortex
MatanelYheskel MSTPSecombe, JulieEpigenetic and transcriptional consequences of intellectual disability-associated mutations in the histone lysine demethylase KDM5
JunichiYoshidaCompañero de investigaciónKhodakhah, Kamran Systems neuroscience of the cerebellar - basal-ganglia circuit for associative learning
YinZhaoCompañero de investigaciónHollander, EricIntranasal Oxytocin vs Placebo in PWS - study the effects of oxytocin on hyperphagia
YingjieZhaoAsociadoMañana, BerniceThe identification of genetic modifier of congenital heart defect among over 1500 22q11.2Deletion Syndrome patients based on whole genome sequencing data
MaximilianoZuluaga-ForeroGrad StudentKurshan, Peri Understanding the effect of CACNA1A patient mutations on synaptic function