Arron Hall, PhD student, talks about his experience in the Neuroscience program at Drexel. View interview on YouTube.
Nishell Savory, PhD student, talks about her experience in the Neuroscience program at Drexel. View interview on YouTube.
PhD Student
ja3447@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine (UCI), MS in Biology , California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA)
MS Student
nb3323@drexel.edu
Education: Medical Faculty Skopje, University Ss Cyril and Methodius Skopje
MS Student
akb342@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience and Psychology, Ursinus College
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MS Student
bc994@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience, Furman University
PhD Student
al3747@drexel.edu
Education: BS Biology, Health Science Concentration, Tennessee Technological University (TNTech)
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MS Student
km4355@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience, Hofstra University
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PhD Student
cn555@drexel.edu
Education: BS Neuroscience, University of Delaware
MS Student
gvp24@drexel.edu
Education: BA Psychology and Linguistics, Salisbury University
PhD Student
ms5698@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biology, University of Mary Washington; MS in Biomedical Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University
MS Student
kv463@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biopsychology at Loyola University Maryland
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PhD Student
osw25@drexel.edu
Education: BS-MS Dual Degree, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune
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MS Student
ma374@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience, University of California Riverside
PhD Student
sc4262@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience, University of Michigan
PhD Student
wh395@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Applied Psychology, Anhui University; MS in Physiological Psychology, Capital Normal University
PhD Student
jnh96@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience, Saint Joseph’s University
PhD Student
mkl99@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biochemistry, Rowan University; MS in Histopathology, Rowan University
PhD Student
cm3965@drexel.edu
Education: BA in Neuroscience and Psychology, Oberlin College
MS Student
jkn33@drexel.edu
Education: BA in Neuroscience, Franklin & Marshall College
PhD Student
las578@drexel.edu
Education: BA in Psychology and Dance, Eastern University
She/Her
PhD Student
as5875@drexel.edu>
Education: BS in Neuroscience, Rutgers University
She/Her
PhD Student
arb442@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience and Dance, Muhlenberg College
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Alison is investigating how local regulation of dopamine neurotransmission impacts substance use in a rodent model.
He/Him
MS Student
ab4728@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biology, Pennsylvania State University
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Alex is investigating local release dynamics of dopamine into the prefrontal cortex and how it influences socially competitive behaviors.
She/Her
MD/PhD Student
ltf28@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience, Biology, and Psychology, Virginia Tech
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Taylor is investigating the neuronal, electrophysiological, and epigenetic changes associated with psychedelics.
He/Him
MS Student
jg3877@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience, Bucknell University
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John is interested in the mechanisms underlying incubation of cocaine craving and cue-evoked dopamine responses during cocaine seeking in a rat model.
She/Her
PhD Student
gag52@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biology, Texas A&M University
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Grace is interested in spinal cord injury, neuropathic pain, and the potential of neuroimmune modulation to ameliorate chronic pain after SCI.
She/Her
PhD Student
tg846@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience, Villanova University
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Tyler is investigating combining transcutaneous stimulation and locomotor training for treatment of spasticity in a rodent model of spinal cord injury.
PhD Student
vmm74@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Molecular Biology, Rutgers University; MS in Medical Science, Drexel University
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Volodar is investigating the role of prefrontal microcircuit in controlling social behavior using patch-clamp electrophysiology and rodent behavioral models.
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MS Student
vco28@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Anatomy, Babcock University
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Victor is studying bioengineered spinal cord organoids as a novel approach for cell therapy in spinal cord injuries.
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PhD Student
ptt35@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University; MS in Data Science, Johns Hopkins University; MS in Computer Science, Columbus State University
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Phuong is using computational modeling to study the neurocircuitry underlying quadrupedal locomotion with a focus on the spinal circuits and interneuron populations that control locomotor steering.
He/Him
PhD Student
jc4532@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh
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Jake is investigating the role of IgSF9b, a cell adhesion molecule implicated in psychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia, in inhibitory synaptic development in the prefrontal cortex.
She/Her
PhD Student
src346@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience and Spanish, Binghamton University; MS in Neuroscience, Drexel University
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Sophie is interested in the sleep disturbances that accompany cocaine use.
She/Her
PhD Student
be355@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University
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Bridie is investigating cellular mechanisms involved in SPG4 Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia.
She/Her
PhD Student
crm377@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biology, University of New Orleans
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Cydney is investigating sex differences in motivated behavior and limbic system neuropeptide expression after repetitive mild traumatic brain injury during adolescence.
PhD Student
am4945@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biochemistry and Chemistry, La Salle University
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Anthony is investigating general dendritic integration mechanisms and how they impact neuronal activity in the looming detection circuits of the fruit fly using computational models.
She/Her
PhD Student
ss5422@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neurobiology and Physiology and Psychology, University of Connecticut
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Shanna is investigating the role of hypocretins in the modulation of dopamine and motivation for cocaine.
PhD Student
nts47@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Psychology, Morgan State University
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Nishell is studying how modulating microglia in the chronic phase following pediatric traumatic brain injury improves functional and behavioral outcomes.
She/Her
PhD Student
js5228@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biology, Gettysburg College; MS in Biotechnology, Johns Hopkins University
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Julie is investigating the role of oMAP4 in the dendritic microtubule array.
PhD Student
js3943@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Engineering, Drexel University
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Jana investigates developmental spontaneous neural activity in visual projection neurons and astrocytes of Drosophila Melanogaster and the role of this activity in neural circuit development.
PhD Student
cw3299@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biology, The College of New Jersey
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Chris investigates how descending brainstem commands and locomotor circuits provide modulatory control of a population of spinal inhibitory interneurons which filter sensory information during locomotion.
PhD Student
jw3775@drexel.edu
Education: BA in Psychology, Alfred University; MS in Neuroscience, Drexel University
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Jason is interested in the therapeutic potential of small extracellular vesicles for SCI-induced neuropathic pain.
She/Her
PhD Student
nay33@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh; MS in Neuroscience, Drexel University
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Nichole is evaluating the impact of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation on spasticity after spinal cord injury.
She/Her
PhD Student
klc356@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biological Sciences, Drexel University
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Kendra is investigating Gulf War Illness with a focus on tau driving memory impairments.
PhD Student
cc3862@drexel.edu
Education: MS in Biology (Neurobiology concentration), Rutgers University-Camden
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Christina is currently using a rodent model to investigate the effects of chronic low-dose ethanol exposure on value-guided decision-making, glutamate receptor subunit expression, and neural correlates which may contribute to aberrant reward seeking.
PhD Student
aah347@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience and Psychology, Regis University
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Adam is interested in the factors that contribute to regeneration and functional recovery in the spinal cord after injury.
He/Him
PhD Student
arron.hall@drexel.edu
Education: BA in Psychology, Temple University
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Arron is investigating how cortical regions, such as the anterior cingulate cortex, communicate with the hippocampus during sleep to facilitate memory consolidation.
He/Him/His
PhD Student
abl73@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; BS in Applied Physics, Berry College
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Andrew investigates locomotor circuits through robotics.
She/Her/Hers
PhD Student
jrm472@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Behavioral Neuroscience, Lehigh University
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Jenna is studying spinal glycinergic interneurons that inhibit locomotor circuits.
He/Him
PhD Student
bac367@drexel.edu
Education: BA in Neuroscience, Transylvania University
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Brody studies receptor variant-based changes in the role of the neuropeptide PACAP in the nucleus accumbens during the transition to ethanol dependence.
She/Her
PhD Student
mjw458@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Mariah is interested in examining the regenerative capabilities in the brain and spinal cord motor systems to produce motor behaviors after injury.
PhD Student
mac682@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience, Moravian College
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Marissa examines the effects of exercise and fetal serotonergic transplants in reversing aberrant cardiovascular function following spinal cord injury.
PhD Student
sg3536@drexel.edu
Education: MS in Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College
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Shrobona is studying the role of mitotic motor proteins in the regulation of the dynamic behavior of the microtubule cytoskeleton.
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PhD Student
ai384@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biology, St. John’s University
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Ash investigates the mechanism behind axon regeneration after DREADD activation of DRG neurons.
She/Her
PhD Student
ano43@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience & Biology, University of Scranton
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Ashley studies retrosplenial cortical subpopulation interactions in memory formation.
She/Her
PhD Student
jdp375@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience and in Psychology, Ursinus College
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Jen is testing AAV optogenetic and growth-inducing therapies in coordination with and independent of treadmill training to regenerate the nervous system and recover hindlimb function after spinal cord injury.
PhD Student
sps84@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biological Sciences, Drexel University
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Shayna studies the postnatal development of and supraspinal projections to spinal Shox2 interneurons.
PhD Student
tss72@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Biology, Northwest Nazarene University
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Trevor studies the spinal cord’s intrinsic capacity to structure and pattern movement using a frog model.
PhD Student
xs77@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Pharmaceutical Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology; MS in Biology, Nantong University
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Beanie studies the treatment implications of biphasic microtubule defects in tauopathy.
PhD Student
spw43@drexel.edu
Education: BS in Neuroscience, Muhlenberg College
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Sam is examining the sensorimotor transformation within DM1 glomerulus in Drosophila melanogaster and its effect on behavior.