Department of Neurobiology

People

Principal Investigator

PK

Pascal S. Kaeser, MD

Professor of Neurobiology

Staff

Ellis

Ellis Butler, BS

Research Assistant
Gillian

Gillian Handy, BS

Lab Manager
Fabiola

Fabiola Urena Ortiz, BS

Research Assitant

Postdoctoral Fellows

Aditi

Aditi Banerjee, PhD

Postdoc, BBRF Young Investigator
Kathleen Beeson

Kathleen Beeson, PhD

Postdoc, NIMH F32 fellow
Morven

Morven Chin, PhD

Postdoc
Nunzio

Annunziato Morabito, PhD

Postdoc
Kazuya

Kazuya Nozawa, PhD

Postdoc, HFSP fellow
Özge Ozcete

Özge Demet Özcete, PhD

Postdoc, HFSP fellow
Ke

Ke Yang, PhD

Postdoc, HFSP fellow

Graduate Students

Jon

Jonathan Andersen, BS

PIN Graduate Student
Anna

Anna Everett, BS

PIN Graduate Student, NSF fellow
Ricardo

Ricardo Lopez, BS

PIN Graduate Student, NSF fellow
Leo

Leonardo Silenzi, BS

PIN Graduate Student
Riya

Riya Sivakumar, BS

PIN rotation student

Alumni

Name (last, first) Position in the lab Year Current
Ahmed, Kamran PIN rotation student 2021
Atwater, Emily Co-op student 2014 - 2015 Northeastern University
Balakrishnan, Karthik Postdoctoral Fellow 2018 - 2021 Sr Scientist, Dewpoint Therapeutics
Bickford, Lydia Research Assistant 2012 - 2015 PhD student Brose lab, MPI
Brill-Weill, Samuel PIN Rotation Student 2023 - 2023 Graduate student with Michael Do
Cai, Xintong Postdoc 2018 - 2024 Postdoctoral fellow, Mark Andermann lab
Chancellor, Blake BBS rotation student 2018 Graduate student Gray lab, HMS
Chang, Cindy BBS rotation student 2015 Graduate student, Kaplan lab, MGH
Charles, Vanessa Lab Manager 2022 - 2023
Chen, Brooklyn Undergraduate student 2014
Chia, Chester PIN rotation student 2014 PhD student Goodrich lab, HMS
Coraor, Juliana MD/PhD rotation student 2016 Graduate student Greka lab, BWH
de Jong, Arthur Postdoctoral fellow 2013 - 2018 Principal Scientist, Scenic Biotech
De Nola, Giovanni Staff Scientist for Electron Microscopy 2018 - 2023 Scientist, Koch Institute, MIT
Emperador Melero, Javier , PhD Postdoc, NINDS K99/R00 awardee 2018 - 2024 Assistant Professor, NYU
Gilliam, Daniel PIN rotation student 2016 Graduate student Greenberg lab, HMS
Goel, Pragya Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellow 2019 - 2022 Scientist, Genentech
Han, Xioameng Mona PIN rotation student 2015 Graduate student Lichtman lab, Harvard
Han, Mineui Research Associate 2020
Held, Richard Graduate student 2013 - 2018 Postdoc with Axel Brunger, Stanford
Kahn, Mehak PIN rotation student 2018 Graduate student Regehr lab, HMS
Kershberg, Lauren PIN Graduate Student, NRSA fellow 2016 - 2021 Associate, Advisory at Prescient Healthcare Group
Krakhanyan, Aziz PIN rotation student 2014 PhD student Pecot lab, HMS
Larios, Alyssa PIN rotation student 2019 PhD student, Gu lab
Lee, Jinoh PIN rotation student 2020 PhD student, Fishell lab
Liu, Changliang Postdoctoral Fellow 2012 - 2022 Assistant Professor, Westlake University
Ma, Kunpeng Visiting Graduate Student 2018 - 2020 Postdoctoral Fellow, Sun Lab, Shenzhen
Maine, Xavier Du BBS rotation student 2015 PhD student Gu lab, HMS
Minasi, Christopher Postbac Student 2018 - 2020 PhD student, Stanford University
Murugesh, Megana Visiting undergraduate student 2017 - 2018 Medical student, TCNJ
Nemvova, Paulina Visiting Undgergraduate Student 2018 Graduate Student, University of Bonn
Noble, Natalie PIN rotation student 2024 - 2024 Graduate student, Rachel Wolfson lab
Nyitrai, Hajnalka Sunny Postdoctoral Fellow 2012 - 2020 Postdoctoral Fellow, de Wit lab, Leuven
Ordonez, Dalila MCB rotation student 2014 PhD student, Feany lab, HMS
Qiao, Claire Lab Manager 2020 - 2022 Graduate Program in Psychology
Ramos, Diego Visiting undergraduate student 2017 Graduate student at UC Berkeley
Rios, Anna Postbac Student, RSI and PINBac 2023 - 2024 Graduate student, Yale University
Roquas, Aram MS student 2017 VU Amsterdam
Sanghvi, Menaka Co-op student 2015 - 2016 Scientific Associate, Novartis
Santanello, Keren BBS rotation student 2025 - 2025
Schneeberger, Shirin MS student 2015 PhD student at Charite, Berlin
Sumathipala, Marissa PIN rotation student 2023 - 2023 Graduate student, Dymecki lab, HMS
Swedick, Sydney HEART summer student 2023 - 2023
Tan, PhD, Chao Postdoctoral Fellow 2017 - 2023 Junior Principal Investigator, Associate Professor
Vold, Victoria PIN rotation student 2024 - 2024 Graduate student, Do lab
Wang, Shan Shan Graduate student 2014 - 2019 Associate Director at RA Capital
Wang, Jennifer Jiexin Lab Manager 2015 - 2020 Graduate student, UMass Amherst
Welsh, Christina PIN rotation student 2013 PhD student, Stevens lab, HMS
Wong, Man Yan Postdoctoral fellow 2012 - 2017 Associate Director, Alexion AstraZeneca
Yap, Lynn PIN rotation student 2014 PhD student Greenberg lab, HMS