
Patrick E. Rothwell, Ph.D.
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Associate Professor of Neuroscience
MnDRIVE Neuromodulation Scholar
Phone: 612-626-8744
Email: rothwell AT umn.edu
Twitter: @perothwell

Emilia Lefevre, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Neuroscience
(QBI, University of Queensland)
BBioMed. Sci. (Griffith University)
Phone: 612-624-0752
Email: elefevre AT umn.edu

Jessica Swanson, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Genetics & Genomics
(Baylor College of Medicine)
B.S., Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
(University of Minnesota)
Phone: 612-624-0752
Email: swan1600 AT umn.edu

Mohammed Mashal
Research Technician
B.S., Neuroscience
(Hamline University)
Email: masha022 AT umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0752

Elysia Gauthier
Research Technician
B.S., Neuroscience
(University of Minnesota)
Email: gauth048 AT umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0752

Adrina Kocharian
M.D./Ph.D. student
B.S., Neuroscience
(UCLA)
Email: kocha048 AT umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0752

Rachel Dick
Neuroscience Ph.D. student
B.A., Neuroscience & Spanish
(University of Virginia)
Email: dick0678 AT umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0752

Filip Hanak
Neuroscience Ph.D. student
B.S., Neuroscience and
Molecular & Cellular Biology
(University of Arizona)
Email: hanak006 AT umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0752

Ross Armant
Neuroscience Ph.D. student
Honors B.S., Biology
(University of Texas at Arlington)
Email: arman036 AT umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0752

Anisha Adke
M.D./Ph.D. student
B.S., Biology
(University of Oregon)
Email: adke0001 AT umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0752

Nicole Quintus
Neuroscience Ph.D. student
M.S., Clinical and Translational Science
B.S., Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
(University of Arizona)
Email: quint246 AT umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0752
Alumni
Erin Myhre: undergraduate student (UMN), 2020-2023
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Crystal Lemchi: rotating neuroscience graduate student, 2022
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Dr. Brian Trieu: neuroscience PhD student, 2017-2022
- currently completing medical school at the University of Minnesota
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Dr. Dieter Brander: neuroscience PhD student, 2018-2022
- currently completing medical school at the University of Minnesota
Dr. Carlee Todddes: neuroscience PhD student, 2017-2022
- currently a postdoctoral scientist at the University of Washington (Golden Lab)
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Dr. Cassandra Retzlaff: postdoctoral fellow, 2017-2022
- currently a Scientist at Voyager Therapeutics
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Dr. Marc Pisansky: postdoctoral fellow, 2016-2021
- currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, Macalester College
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Bailey Remmers: lab manager, 2019-2021
- currently in graduate school at UT Austin
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Jacob Noeker: rotating M.D./Ph.D. student, 2021
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Megan Brickner: rotating neuroscience graduate student, 2021
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Lizzie Souter: rotating neuroscience graduate student, 2019
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Fangze Li: undergraduate student (Macalester College), 2018-2019
Hillary Handler: rotating neuroscience graduate student, 2018
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Haleigh Mulholland: rotating neuroscience graduate student, 2017
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Bethany Stieve: rotating neuroscience graduate student, 2017
Sowmya Narayan: undergraduate student (UMN), 2017-2019
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Sumyuktha Vijay: undergraduate student (UMN), 2017-2019
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Amelia Windorksi: LSSURP program, summers 2017 & 2018
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Roberto Lopez Cervera: rotating M.D./Ph.D. student, 2017
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Frank Valdes: rotating neuroscience graduate student, 2017
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David Leipold: lab manager, 2016-2019
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Tim Monko: rotating neuroscience graduate student, 2016
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Megan Warwick: rotating neuroscience graduate student, 2016
Kerry Trotter: lab manager, 2016-2017
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Eshaan Iyer: undergraduate student (Macalester College), 2016-2017