David Bertsch
Research:
George Marcotte
Research:
Laixing Zhang
Research:
Yuyun Zhang
Research:
Gulistan Agirman

Ph.D., Neuroscience (2020), University of Geneva and University of Liege

Research:

Gut-brain interaction in neurodevelopmental disorder.
Sai Bavisetty

Ph.D., Mathematics (2024) - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Research:

Research centers on applying mathematical frameworks to investigate emergent behaviors in biological systems. Specifically, Dr. Bavisetty uses topological tools to explore how the structure of biological networks gives rise to emergent phenotypes, in contexts ranging from gene regulation to neuroscience. His broader interests include interpretable machine learning, network science, and topological methods. Outside research, Sai enjoys rock climbing, basketball, reading, and spending time outdoors.
Po-Lin Chen

Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology (2020) - National Taiwan University

Research:

The role of mitochondria in neuronal and muscular aging.
Laura Cortes

Ph.D., Neuroscience (2022) - Georgia State University.

Research:

The neural underpinnings of thermoregulatory changes accompanying pregnancy
Pablo Currea

Ph.D., Developmental Science (2021) - Florida International University

Research:

Visual motion perception in flies and their underlying neural circuits
Giovanni Frighetto

Ph.D., Psychological Sciences (Neuroscience) (2020), University of Padova (Italy)

Research:

Visual feature detection and visuomotor integration
Ting Fu

Ph.D., Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology (2022) - University of California, Los Angeles

Research:

Function of genetic variants and RNA editing in cancer
Nora Stephanie Kawecki

Ph.D., Bioengineering (2023) - University of California, Los Angeles

Research:

Enhancing the growth efficiency of adipose tissue using tunable microcarriers
Mayuri Khandelwal

Ph.D., (2020) - Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi)

Research:

Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury in brain and peripheral tissues
Leonila Lagunes

Ph.D., Biological Sciences (2020), University of California Irvine

Research:

Computational approaches to understand cell signaling
Zhiheng Liu

Ph.D., Bioinformatics (2020), Peking University

Research:

Bioinformatics, RNA biology, Sequencing technology
Thuy Linh Nguyen

Ph.D., Life Science (2020) - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Research:

Double-stranded RNA editing and sensing
Takahiro Ohara

Ph.D., Immunology (2023) - Washington University in St. Louis

Research:

Mechanisms of gut-brain communication
Stephanie Orchanian

Ph.D., Neuroimmunology (2024) - University of California, Irvine

Research:

Elucidate the impact of the gut microbiome on the treatment of depression.
Cheng Qian

Ph.D., Biology (2021) - Tsinghua University (China)

Research:

Microbiota-gut-brain axis
Vartika Sharma

Ph.D., Molecular and Human Genetics (2021) - Banaras Hindu University, India

Research:

Understanding the mechanistic relationships between intestinal barrier dysfunction, aging, and age-onset neuroinflammation
Seda Süsgün

Ph.D., Genetics (2024)- Istanbul University

Research:

Dissecting genetic background of neurodevelopmental disorders
Giovanni Quinones Valdez

Ph.D., Bioengineering (2021) - University of California, Los Angeles

Research:

Development of computational methods, genetic variants, RNA processing
Ivy Xiong

Ph.D., Systems Biology (2021) - University of Oxford

Research:

Oscillatory dynamics in renal physiology