Graduate Students

Santiago Acosta

Graduate Student

Using in vivo calcium imaging and computational models to investigate how spatial cognition arises from sensory inputs.

Joe Canzano

Graduate Student

Uncovering the higher visual areas, connectivity, and encoding principles supporting visual object recognition.

Ryan D'Onofrio

Graduate Student

He is currently studying the effects of enhancing vector control efficiency by modulating Aides Aegypti lifespans with Dr. Craig Montell.

Sarah Eger

Graduate Student

Examining molecular pathways in neurodegenerative diseases using functional genomics approaches.

Sanghun Jee

Graduate Student

Investigating how the Drosophila fly's central brain integrates different types of sensory information to direct navigation.

Justin Kasowski

Graduate Student

Justin utilizes virtual reality and computer vision to model the perceptual experience of retinal prosthesis patients. 

Jon Luntzel

Graduate Student

Investigating how the invertebrate brain converts visual information into a usable form for direction and orientation.

Dylan Martins

Graduate Student

Visual processing and spatial representations that enable navigation.

Angela Morales

Graduate Student

Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying insect sensation and behavior in Drosophila and Aedes.

Elizabeth Rizor

Graduate Student

Utilizes advanced MRI methods to investigate alterations in structural integrity after brain injury.

Sudhanshu Srivastava

Graduate Student

Using Bayesian models and neural networks for visual networks for visual tasks.

Thuc To

Graduate Student

System and Computational Neuroscience; elucidating the mechanisms of neural circuit underlying navigation in Drosophila

Filip Tomaska

Graduate Student

Developing tools to enable further advancements in the global effort towards neuronal code deciphering.

Tjitse Van der Molen

Graduate Student

Exploring intrinsic neural circuit activity in human stem cell derived brain organoids using dense multi electrode arrays.

Michael Zimet

Graduate Student

Using data and math to model and understand feedback between the Heart and Brain in humans.