Patrick E. Rothwell, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
MnDRIVE Neuromodulation Scholar
Office 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)
Office Phone: 612-624-0752
Email: elefevre AT umn.edu
Marc T. Pisansky, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Neuroscience (UMN)
B.A., Biology/Neuroscience
(St. Olaf College)
Office Phone: 612-624-0752
Email: pisansky AT umn.edu
Cassie Retzlaff, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Neuroscience (Vanderbilt)
B.S., Biochemistry
(University of Minnesota)
Email: retzl016 AT umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0752
Bailey Remmers
Research Technician
B.A., Psychology& Russian Area Studies
(St. Olaf College)
Email: remme086 AT umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0752
Carlee Toddes
Neuroscience grad student
B.S., Psychology
(University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire)
Email: todde001 AT umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0752
Brian Trieu
M.D./Ph.D. student
B.S., Developmental and Cell Biology
(University of California, Irvine)
Email: trieu016 AT umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0752
Dieter Brandner
M.D./Ph.D. student
B.A., Biology
(Whitman College)
Email: bran0886 AT umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0752
Alumni
Adrina Kocharian: rotating M.D./Ph.D. student, summer 2018
- currently completing medical school (M2)
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Fangze Li: undergraduate student (Macalester College), 2018-2019
- currently a lab tech at Johns Hopkins University
Hillary Handler: rotating neuroscience graduate student, spring 2018
- currently completing dissertation research in the Orr lab
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Haleigh Mulholland: rotating neuroscience graduate student, fall 2017
- currently completing dissertation research in the Smith lab
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Bethany Stieve: rotating neuroscience graduate student, fall 2017
- currently completing dissertation research in the Krook-Magnuson lab
Sowmya Narayan: undergraduate student (UMN), 2017-2019
- currently a postbac at Max Planck Institute Florida
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Sumyuktha Vijay: undergraduate student (UMN), 2017-2019
- currently in graduate school at Dartmouth University
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Amelia Windorksi: LSSURP program, summers 2017 & 2018
- currently completing undergraduate studies at Smith College
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Roberto Lopez Cervera: rotating M.D./Ph.D. student, summer 2017
- currently completing medical school (M2)
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Frank Valdes: rotating neuroscience graduate student, spring 2017
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David Leipold: lab manager, 2016-2019
- currently a Research Professional in the Vinogradov lab
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Tim Monko: rotating neuroscience graduate student, fall 2016
- currently completing dissertation research in the Nakagawa lab
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Megan Warwick: rotating neuroscience graduate student, fall 2016
- currently completing dissertation research in the Heilbronner lab
Kerry Trotter: lab manager, 2016-2017
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Eshaan Iyer: undergraduate student (Macalester College), 2016-2017
- currently in graduate school at McGill University