Neurology

Current Lab Members

George B. Richerson, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor and Head, Department of Neurology
Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Adjunct Professor, Yale University Department of Neurology
Attending Neurologist, VA Hospital, Iowa City

Cory Massey

Neuroscience PhD Student

Veronica Cerpa, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Yuanming Wu, M.D.

Senior Research Scientist

Lori Smith

Laboratory Manager

Xiuqiong Zhou

Research Assistant

Katy Proch

Neuroscience PhD Student

Nicholas Murray

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Medical Fellow
Carver College of Medicine MD Candidate 2015

YuJaung Kim

Biomedical Engineering PhD Student

Frida Teran

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Levi Sowers

Postdoctoral Fellow

Previous Lab Members

(Current position or position taken after leaving lab)
Joanne Avraam, PhD
Matthew Gillum, PhD - Assistant Research Professor, University of Iowa
Puneet Madaan - PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa
Gordon Buchanan, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Yale University
Robert Huckstepp, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA
Andrea Corcoran, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow, Dartmouth University
Chris Ransom, MD, PhD - Acting Assistant Professor, University of Washington
Diana Richerson - Veterinary Student, University of Pennsylvania
John Sayward - Computer Technician
Matthew Hodges, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Sheree Johnson, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Howard University
Sean McEvoy, MD - Neurosurgery Resident, University of Washington
Carolin Dohle, MD - Neurology Resident, Yale University
Rachel Flynn - Research Assistant, Rockefeller University
Ali Abdulhay - Undergraduate Student, Lehigh University
Mackenzie Wehner - Medical Student, Stanford University
Wengang Wang , MD - Staff Scientist, Neurogen, Branford, CT
Anuska Diez-Sampedro, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Miami
Joseph L. Murillo - Physician Assistant Student, University of South Carolina
Matthew A. I. Ua Cruadhlaoich - Patent Scientist, Sunol, CA
Simon R.A. Best, M.D. - Otolaryngology Resident, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Megan Faughnan - Medical Student, UCONN
Christopher A. Severson, M.D. - Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical school
Stefania R. Bradley, Ph.D. - Research Scientist, Acadia Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA
Jyoti K. Tiwari, Ph.D. - Research Scientist, Unilever Corp., India
Jennifer Yee - Medical Student, Yale University
Heidi L. Gaspary, M.D. - Epilepsy Fellow, Yale University
John H. Pizzonia, Ph.D. - Research Scientist, Kodak Corporation
Andrei Zaikine, Ph.D. - Postdoctoral Researcher, Sydney, Australia
Osamu Honmou, M.D. - Neurosurgeon, University of Osaka, Japan
Chad Messer - Ph.D. Student, Pharmacology, Yale University
Brett Cassidy - Medical Student, Emory University
Kirsten Wagner - Medical Student, New York Medical College