Neuroscience Graduate Students Andrea Bae Pena Lab Kennedy Center 529 andrea.bae@einsteinmed.edu Joslyn Barnett Batista-Brito Lab Kennedy Center 203 joslyn.barnett@einsteinmed.edu Thomas Bassett Radulovic Lab Kennedy Center 329 718.430.8528 thomas.bassett@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Cellular mechanisms by which memories of stressful events contribute to anxiety and depression-like behavior Julia Benville Sjulson Lab Kennedy Center 227 718.430.4271 julia.benville@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Neural circuitry of substance use disorders, specifically interested in how contextual states relate to drug seeking behavior Ashley Bispo Spray Lab Kennedy Center 840 ashley.bispo@einsteinmed.edu Concetta Brusco Coen-Cagli Lab / Killian Lab Price 353B 718.678.1150 concetta.brusco@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: I study the neural dynamics of visual perceptual processes, in particular image segmentation, using intracranial recordings from neurosurgery patients and machine learning techniques Noelie Cayla Khodakhah Lab Kennedy Center 501 718.430.3795 noelie.cayla@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Cerebellar modulation of feeding behaviors Matthew Chin Sjulson Lab Kennedy Center 227 matthew.chin@einsteinmed.edu Kelly Clemenza Sjulson Lab Kennedy Center 227 718.430.4271 kelly.clemenza@einsteinmed.edu Michaela Cooke Ross Lab Kennedy Center 322 michaela.cooke@einsteinmed.edu Dylann Cordova-Martinez Jordan Lab Kennedy Center 825 dylann.cordovamartinez@einsteinmed.edu Aida Davila Kohn Lab Kennedy Center 821 718.430.2418 aida.davila@einsteinmed.edu Eliezyer F. de Oliveira Sjulson Lab Kennedy Center 227 eliezyerfermino.deoliveira@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Neural basis of motivated behavior Bluyé Demessie Lipton Lab Gruss 219 bluye.demessie@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Advanced MRI techniques to improve our understanding of brain trauma and neuroplasticity Ilana Deyneko Jordan Lab Kennedy Center 825 718.430.2619 ilana.deyneko@einsteinmed.edu Jenny Diaz Jordan Lab Kennedy Center 825 718.430.2619 jenny.diazrodriguez@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Role of oligodendrocytes and myelin in autism spectrum disorder Sonu Dobariya Jordan Lab Kennedy Center 825 718.430.2619 saunil.dobariya@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Cellular and molecular contributions of Oligodendrocytes & Oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPC) in ANKS1B haploinsufficiency and ASDs; generation of iPSC derived OPCs and oligodendrocytes Chaim Feigen Eskandar Lab Kennedy Center 429 718.430.2018 chaim.feigen@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Understanding the neurobiological basis for behavioral responses to cocaine-associated stimuli Jenna Freund Sussman Lab Kennedy 210 jenna.freund@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Genetic mechanisms of dendrite patterning in C. elegans Aleksandra Fryc Sjulson Lab Kennedy Center 227 aleksandra.fryc@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Modification of the reward value associated with drug-context associations Sarah Goebel Francesconi Lab / Verselis Lab Kennedy Center 706 718.430.2258 sarah.goebel@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Role of dysregulated lipid raft proteins in the molecular mechanisms underlying disease pathology of Fmr1 KO mouse, model of Fragile X Syndrome; impact of cholinergic system on Fmr1 KO disease mechanism Jacquelin Ho Buelow Lab Ullman 709 718.430.3622 jacquelin.ho@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Role of insulin signaling in lateralized neural circuits mediating associative learning Rohan Hofland Hebert Lab Kennedy Center 230 rohan.hofland@einsteinmed.edu Romana Hyde Rudolph Lab Kennedy Center 322 romana.hyde@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Neuromodulation, cerebellar circuit mechanisms, non-canonical signaling pathways Jaslin Kalra Pereda Lab Kennedy Center 431 jaslin.kalra@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Synaptic transmission, properties and plasticity of gap junction-mediated electrical synapses, functional interaction between chemical and electrical synapses Richard (Daniel) Kelly Secombe Lab Ullmann 809 718.430.2529 richard.kelly@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Characterizing non-canonical role of KDM5 in regulating genomic architecture in neurons. Our lab studies this by combining neuroscience and genetic methods in flies Shivani Kharod Castillo Lab / Singer Lab Kennedy Center 701 718.430.3262 shivani.kharod@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Molecular mechanisms of plasticity underlying learning and memory in the hippocampus Elliot Kim Kohn Lab Kennedy Center 822 elliot.kim@einsteinmed.edu Michael Krawchuk Kurshan Lab Kennedy Center 810 michael.krawchuk@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Studying how mutated voltage gated calcium channels impact synaptic function in C. elegans Aravind Krishna Kohn Lab Kennedy Center 822 718.430.2418 aravind.krishna@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Cortico-cortical communication, Predictive coding, Visual processing Riana Lo Bu Soldner Lab Kennedy Center 230 riana.lobu@einsteinmed.edu Noah Martin Rosenthal Lab / Singer Lab Golding 601A and MBL 718.430.8647 noah.martin@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: I study RNA editing in cephalopods (octopus, squid and cuttlefish), specifically why and how they recode so much of the RNA in their nervous systems Amira Millette Secombe Lab Ullman 809 amira.millette@einsteinmed.edu Shreya Nandi Pena Lab Kennedy Center 529 718.430.4092 shreya.nandi@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Encoding of long-term sensory statistics using sound localization behavior of barn owls Nadiya Nawsheen Hebert Lab Kennedy Center 230 nadiya.nawsheen@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Human and primate fetal cortical development; Cajal-Retzius neurons Abhimanyu Pavuluri Kohn Lab Kennedy Center 822 abhimanyu.pavuluri@einsteinmed.edu Czarina Ramos Castillo Lab Kennedy Center 701 718.430.3262 czarina.ramos@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Mechanisms of plasticity underlying learning and memory in the hippocampus Jacob Ratliff Batista-Brito Lab Kennedy Center 203 718.430.8287 jacob.ratliff@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Role of cortical inhibitory neurons in regulating cortical states using a combination of in vivo and genetic techniques Jackson Rogow Kurshan Lab / Singer Lab Kennedy Center 810 jackson.rogow@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: RNA dynamics in neurons, Synaptogenesis, neurodevelopment Akhila Sankaramanchi Rudolph Lab Kennedy Center 322 akhila.sankaramanchi@einsteinmed.edu Victoria Sedwick Autry Lab Kennedy Center 301 718.430.2370 victoria.sedwick@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Elucidating functional mechanisms and behavioral circuitry of infant-directed aggression and parenting behaviors in mice Keanu Shadron Pena Lab Kennedy Center 529 718.430.4092 keanu.shadron@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Encoding of long term sensory statistics. Our lab studies this using the sound localization behavior of barn owls Aubrey Siebels Secombe Lab Ullman 809 aubrey.siebels@einsteinmed.edu Manuel Suarez-Carvajal Castillo Lab Kennedy Center 701 manuel.suarezcarvajal@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Mechanisms of inhibitory control of Dentate Gyrus function Joan Song Lipton Lab Gruss 219 joan.song@einsteinmed.edu Araven Tiroumalechetty Kurshan Lab Kennedy Center 810 718.430.3646 araven.tiroumalechetty@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Synapse assembly, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Protein-Membrane interactions in synaptogenesis, Presynaptic Active Zone stability dynamics, Synaptic GTPase regulation Duy Tran Sjulson Lab / Batista-Brito Lab Kennedy Center 227/203 duy.tran@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Brain Development, Addiction Claire Ward Batista-Brito Lab Kennedy Center 203 718.430.8287 claire.ward@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Impaired inhibitory neuron development and cortical network activity; Rodent behavioral phenotyping Elizabeth Wood Radulovic Lab Kennedy Center 329 elizabeth.wood@einsteinmed.edu Alison Xu Kohn Lab Kennedy Center 821 718.430.2418 alison.xu@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Understanding the relationship between the pulvinar nucleus of the thalamus and early visual cortex (V1/V2) and how these three neuronal populations communicate with each other Linghao Xu Coen-Cagli Lab Price 351B 718.430.1150 linghao.xu@einsteinmed.edu Areas of research: Variability of neural activity. Using normalization model to characterize the computation involved in visual processing