Alumni

Nathalie Mandairon (Postdoc)

Nathalie Mandairon is presently a research director at the CNRS in Lyon, France.
Sasha Devore (Postdoc)

Sasha Devore is presently a research assistant professor at the NYU Langone Medical Center, following a position as a senior editor at Nature Publishing Group. As a postdoc in the CPL, she received a national L’Oreal USA Fellowship for Women in Science.
Guoshi Li (Postdoc)

Guoshi Li is presently a postdoctoral research scientist at UNC Chapel Hill. [Google Scholar] I develop biophysical, dynamically accurate computational models of the olfactory system. Presently, I am working on models of external tufted cells and how their intrinsic theta-band dynamics interact with the other dynamical systems of the olfactory […]
Francesco Cavarretta (Postdoc)

I develop and analyze biophysically-constrained large-scale computational models of the nervous system. In previous work, I studied the olfactory bulb, addressing the roles of mitral, tufted, and granule cells along with glomerular layer circuitry. Currently, I investigate the piriform cortex, addressing the functional differences between semilunar, superficial pyramidal, and deep […]
Licurgo de Almeida (Postdoc)

Licurgo de Almeida is presently an associate lead data scientist at Wayfair. In my research, I use computational models of the olfactory bulb and piriform cortex to investigate how neuromodulators like acetylcholine and noradrenaline affect odor representation in these areas. In these projects, I study how the effects of neuromodulators […]
Pedro Rittner (Programmer)

Pedro Rittner is presently a production engineer at Facebook. My research is focused on the design and implementation of generic neuronal simulators, particularly in the utilization of advanced multithreading and multiprocessing frameworks to improve performance and robustness of simulations. Currently, my work focuses on a NEURON-like simulator written in Python […]
Ayon Borthakur (PhD 2021)

Ayon Borthakur was hired as a Senior Neuromorphic Engineer at Innatera Nanosystems from 2021-2022, and was appointed in 2022 as an assistant professor in the Department of Artificial Intelligence at IIT Hyderabad [Personal website] My research is focused on designing chemosensory algorithms for an e-nose emulating the computational principles of […]
Samuel Dillon (ABD)

Sam Dillon is presently a associate professor of biology at SUNY Orange.
Anuttama Sheela Mohan (MS)
Shane Peace (PhD)

Shane Peace is presently a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Chicago. My research is centered on identifying the circuit mechanisms that synchronize olfactory bulb output. In particular, I use pharmacological approaches and light stimulation of channelrhodopsin-2 expressed in olfactory sensory neuron axon terminals to induce gamma band oscillations in slices […]
Laura Manella (PhD)

Laura Manella is presently an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Institutes of Health (NIDCD), having completed a postdoctoral fellowship in teaching at Cornell University.
Erin Johnson (PhD)

Erin Johnson is presently a grants administration specialist at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research (Kansas City, MO). [LinkedIn] My research is focused on understanding how perceptual learning, an increase in the acuity of a stimulus as a result of previous experience, modulates neurogenesis, olfactory behavior and odor perception. Currently, […]
Michelle Tong (PhD)

Michelle Tong is presently an assistant professor of neurobiology at Macalester College (St Paul, MN). My research is concerned with the molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory. In particular, I am interested in the formation of memories of varying durations. My work is concerned with unfolding the timeline of molecular […]
SiWei Luo (PhD 2016)

SiWei Luo is presently a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington. In my research, I am investigating the neural mechanisms underlying appetitive and aversive forms of conditioning by measuring immediate-early gene (IEG; Egr-1 and c-Fos) expression patterns in response to the presentation of […]
Jessica Gaby (PhD 2017)

Jessica Gaby completed postdoctoral training at Rutgers University and is presently an assistant professor of psychology at Middle Tennessee State University. [ResearchGate] [LinkedIn] My current research is focused on human social olfaction. Specifically, my work aims to examine two interconnected questions: 1) how might perfumes and other fragrances be influencing the […]
Matt Lewis (PhD 2017)

Matt Lewis is presently a postdoctoral research fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. [LinkedIn] In my research, I am investigating the physiological effects and behavioral role(s) of serotonergic neuromodulation within the rodent olfactory bulb. A large portion of my Ph.D. work has investigated the role of serotonin […]