People
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Alumni
Undergraduate Researcher
Gilles Herrada, 1996-2001
Current Position: Independent personal advisor
Georgy Koentges, 1997-2001
Current Position: Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Lisa Stowers, 1997-2002
Current Position: Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Joint Appointment: Associate Professor, Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute
Wagner, Shlomo, 1999-2004
Current Position: Senior Lecturer and Head of the Laboratory for Neurobiology
of Social Behavior, University of Haifa, Department of Biology and Department of Neurobiology and Ethology, Israel
Papes, Fabio, 2001-2004
Current Position: Professor, Department of Genetics and Evolution, State University of Campinas-Institute of Biology, Brazil
Zirlinger, Mariela, 2002-2011
Current Position: Head Editor – Neuron, Cell Press
Kimchi, Tali, 2004-2008
Current Position: Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Neurobiology, Israel
Dani, Adish, 2004-2010
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
Santoro, Steven, 2004-2014
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Development Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus
Lanjuin, Anne, 2004-2015
Current Position: Laboratory Manager, Mair Lab Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Gregg, Christopher, 2006-2011
Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine
Yao, Shenqin, 2006-2015
Current Position: Scientist II, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA
Ben-Shaul, Yoram, 2007-2011
Current Position: Senior lecturer/Faculty, Institute for Medical Research Israel Canada (IMRIC) at the Hadassah Medical School of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Bergan, Joseph, 2007-2014
Current Position: Assistant Professor in the Behavioral Neuroscience Division, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Isogai, Yoh, 2007-2016
Current Position: Senior Research Fellow - Principal Investigator, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Butler, James, 2009-2010
Current Position: MD, University of Kentucky College of Medicine; Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Genetics & Metabolism, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jakob, Susanne, 2010-2013
Current Position: Preceptor, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University
Rubinstein, Nimrod, 2012-2016
Current Position: Computational Biologist, Calico LLC, South San Francisco, CA
Autry, Anita, 2011-2018
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Kohl, Jonny, 2014-2018
Current Position: Assistant Professor, The Francis Crick Institute
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Li, Ying, 2014-2019
Principal Investigator at the Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing, China
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Bambah-Mukku, Dhananjay
2013-2021
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
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Nelson, Adam 2012-2021
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Sensory Biology Center, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming
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Ho-Shing, Olivia 2019-2022
Current Position:
Scientist, NanoString Technologies
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Ostherhout, Jessica 2016-2022
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, University of Utah
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Moore, Jeff 2015-2022
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, USC
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Allen, William 2019-2024
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University​​
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Samantha Marks
Undergraduate
Graduate Students
Pantages, Erica, 1996-2002
Current Position: Freelance developmental editor, education consultant
Chang, Ernest, 1996-2002
Current Position: Clinical Trial Manager at UNC Chapel Hill, NC
Loconto, Jennifer, 1996-2002
Current Position: Research Associate, Anthony Nolan Research Institute, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
Tietjen, Ian, 1997-2003
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Torello, Thomas, 1997-2003
Current Position: Assistant Teaching Professor of Biology, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
Tsai, Bill, 1997-1999
Current Position: Corydon Ford Collegiate Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Rihel, Jason, 1998-2004
Current Position: Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, UK
Zakhary, Lisa, 2000-2005
Current Position: MD, PhD Assistant in Psychiatry and Instructor in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cambridge, MA
Perak, Ross, 2000-2006
Current Position: Manager, Corporate Business Development & Strategy, Lundbeck Inc, Chicago IL
Yoon, Hayan, 2001-2006
Current Position: Lawyer, Associate, Ropes and Gray, Silicon Valley, CA
Gresser, Amy, 2001-2006
Current Position: Contractor, Dynamac Corp, lab of Dr. Sharmila Bhattacharya, NASA Ames, Mountain View, CA
Pont-Lezica, Lorena, 2001-2008
Current Position: Project manager at Essilor International
Chen, Cindy, 2002-2008
Current Position: Freelance writer and photographer, London, UK
Choi, Philip, 2003-2007
Current Position: Associate, Registered Patent Attorney, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston
Wu, Zheng, 2007-2014
Current Position: Joint postdoctoral fellow - Dr. Richard Axel and Dr. Michael Shadlen, Columbia University, NY
Perez, Julio, 2010-2016
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt, Germany
Ho-Shing, Olivia, 2011-2019
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Catherine Dulac, Harvard University
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Marin-Rodriguez, Brenda, 2013-2019
Current Position: Medical School, Puerto Rico
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Bintu, Bogdan 2013-2021
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UC San Diego
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Vaughn, Eric 2017-2022
Current Position:
Molecular Scientist, FL84
People
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Alumni
Undergraduate Researcher
Gilles Herrada, 1996-2001
Current Position: Independent personal advisor
Georgy Koentges, 1997-2001
Current Position: Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Lisa Stowers, 1997-2002
Current Position: Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Joint Appointment: Associate Professor, Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute
Wagner, Shlomo, 1999-2004
Current Position: Senior Lecturer and Head of the Laboratory for Neurobiology
of Social Behavior, University of Haifa, Department of Biology and Department of Neurobiology and Ethology, Israel
Papes, Fabio, 2001-2004
Current Position: Professor, Department of Genetics and Evolution, State University of Campinas-Institute of Biology, Brazil
Zirlinger, Mariela, 2002-2011
Current Position: Head Editor – Neuron, Cell Press
Kimchi, Tali, 2004-2008
Current Position: Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Neurobiology, Israel
Dani, Adish, 2004-2010
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
Santoro, Steven, 2004-2014
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Pediatrics-Development Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus
Lanjuin, Anne, 2004-2015
Current Position: Laboratory Manager, Mair Lab Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Gregg, Christopher, 2006-2011
Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine
Yao, Shenqin, 2006-2015
Current Position: Scientist II, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA
Ben-Shaul, Yoram, 2007-2011
Current Position: Senior lecturer/Faculty, Institute for Medical Research Israel Canada (IMRIC) at the Hadassah Medical School of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Bergan, Joseph, 2007-2014
Current Position: Assistant Professor in the Behavioral Neuroscience Division, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Isogai, Yoh, 2007-2016
Current Position: Senior Research Fellow - Principal Investigator, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Butler, James, 2009-2010
Current Position: MD, University of Kentucky College of Medicine; Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Genetics & Metabolism, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jakob, Susanne, 2010-2013
Current Position: Preceptor, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University
Rubinstein, Nimrod, 2012-2016
Current Position: Computational Biologist, Calico LLC, South San Francisco, CA
Autry, Anita, 2011-2018
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
​
Kohl, Jonny, 2014-2018
Current Position: Assistant Professor, The Francis Crick Institute
​
Li, Ying, 2014-2019
Principal Investigator at the Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing, China
​
Bambah-Mukku, Dhananjay
2013-2021
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
​
Nelson, Adam 2012-2021
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Sensory Biology Center, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming
​
Ho-Shing, Olivia 2019-2022
Current Position:
Scientist, NanoString Technologies
​
Ostherhout, Jessica 2016-2022
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, University of Utah
​
Moore, Jeff 2015-2022
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, USC
​
Allen, William 2019-2024
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University​​
​
Samantha Marks
Undergraduate
Graduate Students
Pantages, Erica, 1996-2002
Current Position: Freelance developmental editor, education consultant
Chang, Ernest, 1996-2002
Current Position: Clinical Trial Manager at UNC Chapel Hill, NC
Loconto, Jennifer, 1996-2002
Current Position: Research Associate, Anthony Nolan Research Institute, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
Tietjen, Ian, 1997-2003
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Torello, Thomas, 1997-2003
Current Position: Assistant Teaching Professor of Biology, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
Tsai, Bill, 1997-1999
Current Position: Corydon Ford Collegiate Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Rihel, Jason, 1998-2004
Current Position: Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, UK
Zakhary, Lisa, 2000-2005
Current Position: MD, PhD Assistant in Psychiatry and Instructor in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cambridge, MA
Perak, Ross, 2000-2006
Current Position: Manager, Corporate Business Development & Strategy, Lundbeck Inc, Chicago IL
Yoon, Hayan, 2001-2006
Current Position: Lawyer, Associate, Ropes and Gray, Silicon Valley, CA
Gresser, Amy, 2001-2006
Current Position: Contractor, Dynamac Corp, lab of Dr. Sharmila Bhattacharya, NASA Ames, Mountain View, CA
Pont-Lezica, Lorena, 2001-2008
Current Position: Project manager at Essilor International
Chen, Cindy, 2002-2008
Current Position: Freelance writer and photographer, London, UK
Choi, Philip, 2003-2007
Current Position: Associate, Registered Patent Attorney, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston
Wu, Zheng, 2007-2014
Current Position: Joint postdoctoral fellow - Dr. Richard Axel and Dr. Michael Shadlen, Columbia University, NY
Perez, Julio, 2010-2016
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt, Germany
Ho-Shing, Olivia, 2011-2019
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Catherine Dulac, Harvard University
​
Marin-Rodriguez, Brenda, 2013-2019
Current Position: Medical School, Puerto Rico
​
Bintu, Bogdan 2013-2021
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UC San Diego
​
Vaughn, Eric 2017-2022
Current Position:
Molecular Scientist, FL84