INP Alumni

Nii Addy	Picciotto Lab		nii.addy@yale.edu
Michael Akins	Greer Lab		michael.akins@yale.edu
	Cadherins in the developing olfactory system
Kazuto Ataka	Pieribone Lab		kazuto.ataka@yale.edu
	Development of a genetically targetable optical reporter of membrane potential
Mark Baccei	Kocsis Lab		mark.baccei@yale.edu
	Mechanisms of action of the antiepileptic gabapentin
Christopher Baker	Manuelidis Lab		christopher.baker@yale.edu
	Microglial gene expression in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Linda Bi	Matthews Lab		linda.bi@yale.edu
	The role of BEHAB/brevican in gliomas
Shari Birnbaum	Arnsten Lab		shari.birnbaum@yale.edu
	The effect of protein kinase C and protein kinase A intracellular signaling mechanisms on prefrontal cognitive function during stress
Iris Bonilla	Strittmatter Lab		iris.bonilla@yale.edu
	SPRIAA is expressed by axotomized neurons and promotes axonal outgrowth
Jennifer Bourne	Pieribone Lab		jennifer.bourne@yale.edu
	Actin and actin-binding proteins in neurotransmission
Christopher Cantener	Sigworth Lab		christopher.cantener@yale.edu
	3-D reconstruction of the maxi K channel
Jennifer Chao	Nestler Lab		jennifer.chao@yale.edu
	Characterization of the mouse adenylyl cyclase type VIII gene promoter: regulation by cAMP and CREB
Matt Colonnese	Constantine-Paton Lab		matthew.colonnese@yale.edu
	The NMDA receptor as mediator of synaptic elimination in the developing superior colliculus
Doug Davis	Pieribone Lab		douglas.davis@yale.edu
	Voltage-sensitive dye imaging of whisker-evoked responses in the mouse somatosensory system
Scott Floyd	DeCamilli Lab		scott.floyd@yale.edu
	Amphiphysin: an aptly named molecule?
Darlene Gabeau	Greer Lab		darlene.gabeau@yale.edu
	Targeting of pre- and post-synaptic proteins to granule cell dendritic spines
Sharmin Ghaznavi	Johnson Lab		sharmin.ghaznavi@yale.edu
Keith Gipson	Yeckel Lab		keith.gipson@yale.edu
Tadzia Grandpré	Strittmatter Lab		tadzia.grandpre@yale.edu
	Nogo: A molecular determinant of axon growth and regeneration
Ming Guo	Dohlman Lab		ming.guo@yale.edu
	Gpa1 signaling and its effectors
Elissa Hallem	Carlson Lab		elissa.hallem@yale.edu
	The role of odorant receptors in odor coding
Sam Hernandez	Koleske Lab		samuel.hernandez@yale.edu
	Role of Arg nonreceptor tyrosine kinase in synaptic plasticity
Ginger Hoffman	Dohlman Lab		ginger.hoffman@yale.edu
	Modulation of heterotrimeric G protein signaling in Saccharomyces cerevisae
Richard Hsu	Duman Lab		richard.hsu@yale.edu
	Role of the melanocortin-4 receptor in mediating drug reward
Chou Hung	Roe Lab		chou.hung@yale.edu
	Brightness computation and inherent biases in cortical circuitry
Josh Hunsberger	Duman Lab		josh.hunsberger@yale.edu
	Mining exercise regulated targets and determining their effects on animal models of depression and neurogenesis
Takatoshi Karasawa	Lombroso Lab		takatoshi.karasawa@yale.edu
	Frizzled-9 is activated by Wnt-2 and functions in Wnt/b-catenin signaling
Ji-Eun Kim	Strittmatter Lab		ji-eun.kim@yale.edu
	In Vivo interactions of Nogo and Nogo receptor
Josh Klein	Waxman Lab		joshua.klein@yale.edu
Dilja Krueger	Nairn Lab		dilja.krueger@yale.edu
	A role for reelin at the synapse; effects on synaptic signaling and behavior in cortex and hippocampus
Evelyn Lambe	Aghajanian Lab		evelyn.lambe@yale.edu
	Glutamate release from thalamocortical terminals in frontal cortex: Differential mechanisms of modulation by nicotine and serotonin
Brian Lipscomb	Greer Lab		brian.lipscomb@yale.edu
	Differential localization of glycoproteins in olfactory receptor neurons
Lou Marotti	Dohlman Lab		lou.marotti@yale.edu
	Regulation of G protein signaling by post-translational protein modifications
John McGann	Brown Lab		john.mcgann@yale.edu
	Late-spiking neurons in perirhinal cortex and the lateral nucleus of the amygdala: Properties, mechanisms, and functions
Paulette McRae	Matthews Lab		paulette.mcrae@yale.edu
	Activity-dependent regualtion of the perineuronal net component of the extracellular matrix
Nelson Medeiros	Forscher Lab		nelson.medeiros@yale.edu
	Role of ERM in the rearrangement of the cortical actin structure of Aplysia growth cones
Becky Meier-Klein	Howe Lab		rebecca.meier-klein@yale.edu
	Can the lurcher mutation reveal the function of a conserved GluR protein sequence?
Ed Meloni	Davis Lab		edward.meloni@yale.edu
	Dopaminergic modulation of motor reflexes: Studies with the acoustic startle response in rats
Jed Meltzer	Constable Lab		jed.meltzer@yale.edu
	Task-induced deactivation and the role of rhythmic slow activity in human cognition
Kumar Narayanan	Laubach Lab		kumar.narayanan@yale.edu
Emily Osterweil	Mooseker Lab		emily.osterweil@yale.edu
	Role of myosins in the nervous system
Angela Purcell	Carew Lab		angela.purcell@yale.edu
	The role of tyrosine kinases in different forms of plasticity in Aplysia californica
Reba Rabenstein	Picciotto Lab		rebecca.rabenstein@yale.edu
	The role of adducins, actin-regulating proteins, in synaptic plasticity
David Ross	Gore Lab		david.ross@yale.edu
James Schafer	Rothman Lab		vulture@evilscience.net
	Mixture encoding in the olfactory bulb probed with fMRI
André Schmandke	Strittmatter Lab		andre.schmandke@yale.edu
	Visiting student from Germany
Antonio Schmandke	Strittmatter Lab		antonio.schmandke@yale.edu
	Visiting student from Germany
Eric Schmidt	Strittmatter Lab		eric.schmidt@yale.edu
	The role of Collapsin-Response-Mediator-Protein (CRMP) in Sema3A signaling and axon guidance
Keith Shafritz	Shaywitz/Gore Lab		keith.shafritz@yale.edu
	The functional neural correlates of attention in ADHD and normal adolescents
Tamara Shaw	Nestler Lab		tamara.shaw@yale.edu
	Transcription factors in drug addiction: Mapping the roles of CREB and dFosB in neuroadaptation following chronic drug administration
Doug Sheridan			douglas.sheridan@yale.edu
Mike Singer	Shepherd Lab		michael.singer@yale.edu
	Olfactory receptor proteins: Computer analysis to probe differential interactions with scent molecules
Caitlin Smith	Howe Lab		caitlin.smith@yale.edu
	Properties of AMPA and kainate receptors in developing cerebellar granule cells in situ
Rebecca Steiner	Picciotto Lab		rebecca.steiner@yale.edu
	Drug self-administration in the mouse and the molecular consequences of nicotine in neurons
Mike Sutton	Carew Lab		michael.sutton@yale.edu
	Behavioral, cellular and molecular analysis of intermediate-term memory in Aplysia
Matt Townsend	Constantine-Paton Lab		matthew.townsend@yale.edu
	Activity dependent regulation of NMDA receptors
Nataliya Uboha	Picciotto Lab		nataliya.uboha@yale.edu
	Identifying interacting partners of CaMKI via a yeast two-hybrid approach
Nicole Ullrich			nicole.ullrich@yale.edu
Jen Warner-Schmidt	Duman Lab		jschmidt@mail.rockefeller.edu
	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor mediates neurogenic and behavioral responses to antidepressants
Dan Wolf	Russell Lab		daniel.wolf@yale.edu
	Opiate addiction and neural plasticity: Regulation of neurotrophic intracellular signaling pathways by chronic morphine
Lei Xu	Xu Lab		lei.xu@yale.edu
	Characterization of atrophin protein family using Drosophila model organism
Ken Yoon	Keshishian Lab		kenneth.yoon@yale.edu
	Developmental plasticity at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction

denotes MD/PhD students
denotes Neurobiology students