
Patrick E. Rothwell, Ph.D.
Assistant 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

Mohammed Mashal
Research Technician
B.S., Neuroscience
(Hamline University)
Email: masha022 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
Alumni
Dr. Brian Trieu: neuroscience PhD student, 2017-2022
- currently completing medical school at the University of Minnesota
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)
Dr. Cassandra Retzlaff: postdoctoral fellow, 2017-2022
- currently a Scientist at Voyager Therapeutics
Dr. Marc Pisansky: postdoctoral fellow, 2016-2021
- currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, Macalester College
Bailey Remmers: lab manager, 2019-2021
- currently in graduate school at UT Austin
Jacob Noeker: rotating M.D./Ph.D. student, summer 2021
Megan Brickner: rotating neuroscience graduate student, spring 2021
Lizzie Souter: rotating neuroscience graduate student, fall 2019
Fangze Li: undergraduate student (Macalester College), 2018-2019
Hillary Handler: rotating neuroscience graduate student, spring 2018
Haleigh Mulholland: rotating neuroscience graduate student, fall 2017
Bethany Stieve: rotating neuroscience graduate student, fall 2017
Sowmya Narayan: undergraduate student (UMN), 2017-2019
Sumyuktha Vijay: undergraduate student (UMN), 2017-2019
Amelia Windorksi: LSSURP program, summers 2017 & 2018
Roberto Lopez Cervera: rotating M.D./Ph.D. student, summer 2017
Frank Valdes: rotating neuroscience graduate student, spring 2017
David Leipold: lab manager, 2016-2019
Tim Monko: rotating neuroscience graduate student, fall 2016
Megan Warwick: rotating neuroscience graduate student, fall 2016
Kerry Trotter: lab manager, 2016-2017
Eshaan Iyer: undergraduate student (Macalester College), 2016-2017