MS in Applied Cognition & Neuroscience

ACN students who trained in my lab, completing their master’s degree (75 so far, and counting...)
Thanks for all of your work!
Many went on to Ph.D.s, M.D.s, or P.A.s; others to I.O.M. (IOP), to work in biomedicine/biotechnolog, etc.

Vicki Najtek

Vicki Najtek
Eyeblink; Ph.D. with Dr. Moore.

Jennifer Arrowood

Jennifer Arrowood
Lab setup, slices.

Tracy Greer

Tracy Greer
Eyeblink engineering; Ph.D. in lab.

Chris Gant

Chris Gant
In vitro physiology; Ph.D in lab.

Behroze Vaccha

Behroze Vaccha
IHC; Ph.D. w. Dr. Stillman.

Wendy Bui

Wendy Bui
In vitro K+ channels; Ph.D. in lab.

Liz Reardenz

Liz Reardenz
Functional imaging analyses; now M.D.

Afshan Seif

Afshan Seif
DCS behavioral pharmacology.

Pat Taban Seif

Taban Seif
DCS behavior; Ph.D. in lab.

Patricia Nuñez

Patricia Nuñez
CaN vs. CaM-KII IHC; now P.A.

Yong Tao Wang

Yong Tao Wang
Immunohistochemistry.

Raniero Peru

Raniero Peru
In situ; Ph.D. at UTSW.

Maneesha Bendkhale

Maneesha Bendkhale
Place cell physiology; now Ph.D.

Abbye McEwen

Abbye McEwen
Cognitive testing; now M.D.

Fred Chen

Fred Chen
Place cell physiology; now Ph.D.

Visha Raman

Visha Raman
Subicular plasticity; now M.D.

Sharmin Hossain

Sharmin Hossain
Serial-odor discrimination; now Ph.D.

Christi Kelly

Christi Kelly
Immunohistochemistry.

Christina Ippolito

Christina Ippolito
Place cell analyses; now M.D.

Chana Williford

Chana Williford
CA1 insulin physiology; now CEO.

Ron Cowart
Ron Cowart
Spatial behaviors. Deceased 8/2015, RIP.

George Farmer

George Farmer
mGluRs and place-cells; Ph.D. in lab.

Barbara Gibbons

Barbara Gibbons
NR IHC; UT San Antonio.

Jerry Crawford

Jerry Crawford
Behavioral pharmacology.

Ehud Badash

Ehud Badash
Behavioral pharmacology; IT director, AT&T.

Eric Lovitz

Eric Lovitz
CdK5 knockout place-cells; Ph.D. in lab.

Joanna Gibbons

Joanna Gibbons
Western blotting; now M.D.

Misty Hardin

Misty Hardin
Behavioral pharmacology; now medical technologist.

Christina Hovitz

Christina Hovitz
Rat brain slices; now M.D.

Michelle Kapolowicz

Michelle Kapolowicz
Arc in tinnitus; Ph.D. in Assman lab.

Adam Lovitz

Adam Lovitz
Nootropic physiology.

Erica Underwood

Erica Underwood
Insulin physiology, Ph.D. in lab.

Lisa Ledbetter

Lisa Ledbetter
DQ nootropic effects; now educator.

Sovan Lek

Sovan Lek
Auditory engineering; now M.D.

Daniel Saed

Daniel Saed
Neurochemistry; now transportation.

Ken Hsu

Ken Hsu
Place cell modelling; PhD Univ. of Oklahoma.

Jennifer Wayne

Jennifer Wayne
DQ nootropic physiology; now CTO.

Mina Azharoldini

Mina Azharoldini
Place cell histology; now IOP.

Catherine Killinger

Catherine Killinger
Western blotting.

Sebastian Templet

Sebastian Templet
Chronic microelectrodes; now MIT Ph.D.

Michael Holloway

Michael Holloway
FBN breeding, nootropics; now P.A.

Matthew Montgomery

Matthew Montgomery
Behavioral pharmacology; now IOP.

Sarah Alhamad

Sarah Alhamad
Behavioral pharmacology; now M.D.

Rebecca Piroga

Rebecca Piroga
Western blotting; now M.D.

Tres Ellis

Tres Ellis
Rat master; brain slices.

Lana Smith

Lana Smith
Diabetic physiology; now audiologist.

Michael Wiseman

Michael Wiseman
Rat master; brain slices; now IT.

Bill Ulrich

Bill Ulrich
Place cell modeling; now Johns Hopkins.

Arielle Atkins

Arielle Atkins
Slices; glucose tolerance testing; now IOP.

Megan Kloc

Megan Kloc
Glucose tolerance testing; now IOP.

Mahafuza Aktar

Mahafuza Aktar
Novel object recognition; now Ph.D.

Claire Barnes

Claire Barnes
Place cell physiology.

Edina Kardosi

Edina Kardosi
Place cell surgeries; now clinical research associate.

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds
Histology, IHC; now MD.

Caitlin Storz

Caitlin Storz
Type-2 diabetes; now clinical research associate.

Michelle Chavez

Michelle Chavez
Amygdalar beta agonists; human aging; now scribe.

Derek Wills

Derek Wills
Auditory AHPs.

Zuri Iriarte

Zuri Iriarte
Type-2 diabetes.

Poonam Benakatti

Poonam Benakatti.; now IOP
Aging.

Dev Subramanian

Dev Subramanian
Place cell engineering; Ph.D program, Cornell.

Sanaz Sajadi

Sanaz Sajadi
Human eyeblink conditioning; Ph.D. program, N. Florida.

Liz Martin

Liz Martin
Type-2 diabetes; now clinician.

Priscilla Saenz

Priscilla Saenz; medical technologist.
Human aging.

Esme Gonzalez

Esme Gonzalez
Summer intern, Mexico; now Ph.D.

Michael Kung

Michael Kung
Nootropics & aging; now IOP.

Parisa Najafigol

Parisa Najafigol
Aging and extinction; now Ph.D. program, east coast.

Elizabeth Perez

Elizabeth Perez
Neurochemistry of high-fat diets.

Dominic Lakhotia

Dominic Lakhotia
Place-cell tech support.

Soumi Lele

Soumi Lele
High-fat diet project; now med student.

Ben Pace

Ben Pace
Eyeblink conditioning project; now IOP.

Jeremy Nguyen-Lee

Jeremy Nguyen-Lee
Chronic unit surgery optimization; now med student.

Christian Hacker

Christian Hacker
Chronic unit electrode engineering; now technician.

Jackie Gorzelic

Jackie Gorzelic
Chronic unit implants; IT technologist.

Haris Pepermintwala

Haris Pepermintwala
Aging brain studies; now med student.

Charu Chandar

Charu Chandar
Aging brain studies.

Medhinee Malvankar

Medhinee Malvankar
Place cells and nootropics.

Joshua Sisco

Joshua Sisco
Place cells and nootropics.

Sarah James

Sarah James
Aging and ovarian cycling.

Melissa Lenert

Melissa Lenert
Aging and chronic pain.

Mohamad Hariri

Mohamad Hariri
Place cells and nootropics.