PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOREric Klann, Principal InvestigatoreklannATcns.nyu.edu
Eric hails from Pittsburgh. He did his pre-doctoral degree at the Gannon University, PA, followed his PhD at Virginia Commonwealth University. His post-doctoral work focused on mechanisms of learning and memory at Baylor College of Medicine, TX. More…
Andrew Varga, Independent Investigator av1174ATnyu.edu
BA Biochemistry, Rice University, USA.PhD, Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, TX, USA.MD, New York Medical College, NY, USA. Fellow, Sleep Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, NY, USA.
Andrew aims to explore the interplay of sleep, plasticity and protein synthesis.Emanuela Santini,Assistant Research Scientistes154 ATnyu.edu
MSc ,Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Italy.PhD, Karolinska Institut, Sweden.
Emanuela is interested in dysregulated cap-dependent translation initiation in autismHeather Bowling, Post-doctoral Fellowhlb248ATnyu.edu
BA Neuroscience, Wellesley College, Wellesley, USA. PhD NYU School of Medicine, New York, USA.
Heather is involved in understanding proteomic profiles in neuronal systems in health and diseases
Thu Hunyh, Pre-doctoral Fellowth999ATnyu.edu
BS Molecular and Cellular Biology; Chemistry, University of Arizona, USA.
Thu is studying the role of the mTORC1 pathway in fear memory consolidation, reconsolidation. Prerana Shreshtha, Post-doctoral Fellow
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BS, Bates College, Lewiston, USA. PhD, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY.
Prerana is interested in cell type specific role of translation in memory
Anna Vorobyeva, Post-doctoral Fellow
BA Arcadia University, Philadelphia, USA. PhD Drexel University, Philadelphia , USA.
Investigating cellular and molecular mechanism of how specific mutations in eIF2a kinases regulate synaptic plasticity and behavior in autism.
Francesco Longo, Post-doctoral Fellow
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MSc University of Ferrara, Italy. PhD University of Ferrara - Institute for Higher Studies.
Francesco is interested in understanding the synaptic and behavioral abnormalities associated with autism spectrum disorder, with particular attention to striatal dysfunction in fragile X syndrome model mice.
Sameer Aryal, Pre-doctoral Fellow
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BA Biology and Economics, Williams College, MA.
Sameer uses systems approaches to investigate translational control. Ilona Kats, Pre-doctoral Fellow
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BA Neuroscience, Pomona College, CA.
Ilona is interested in the molecular mechanism of cap-dependent translation initiation in autism and synaptic plasticity
RESEARCH TECHNICIANSNickie Zeak (L) and Maggie Dorsey (R)Rosemary Puckett
BA, The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
MS, Neuroscience, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Yasemin ErenUNDERGRADUATE TRAINEESDerek LinTinley ChenMark KhouryLAB ALUMNI
Aditi Bhattacharya, Tao Ma, Joseph E Pick, Hanoch Kaphzan, Mimi A. Trinh, Areum Kang, Itzamarie Chevere-Torres, Charles A. Hoeffer, Kiriana Cowansage