Principal Investigator, Department of Biology. Member of the GCDB, Neuroscience, and Animal Behavior Programs.
Research Interests: Neuronal control of behavior, circadian rhythms, behavioral genetics.
Undergraduate Students
Elena Starecheski
Bella Matney
Saniya Singh
Jeremy Wilson
Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Fellows
Amanda Gonzalez-Segarra, Ph.D. Currently Alan Kanzer Fellow, Columbia University Zuckerman Institute.
Research Associates and Technicians
Eva Scholz-Carlson, Research Technician and former undergraduate student (2021-2024). BC Chemistry. Beckman Scholar. Currently Research Associate, Ribeiro Lab, Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal.
Grace Biondi, Research Technician and former undergraduate student (2021-2024). BC Neuroscience. Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Excellence in Research Award 2024. Currently Ph.D. Candidate, Reiser lab, Johns Hopkins / Janelia Research Campus XDBio doctoral program
Gina McCormick, Research Technician and former undergraduate student (2020-2023). BC Neuroscience. Currently Graduate Research Assistant, Columbia University Medical school
Ausra Pranevicius, Research Technician and former undergraduate student (2019-2022). BC Neuroscience. Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Merit Award 2022. Currently Ph.D. candidate, University of Copenhaguen
Evardra Bell, Research Technician and former undergraduate student (2019-2022). BC Biology. Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Excellence in Research Award 2022. Currently Consulting Senior Analyst at Accenture
Nicole Golbari, Research Technician (2013-2014, IBIoBA). Physician (Dermatology), SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Undergraduate students
Ishika Ruia, Undergraduate student (2023-2024), BC Neuroscience. Currently Masters student at London Business School.
Jie Je, Undergraduate student (2024), BC Computer Science.
Taspia Rahman, Undergraduate student (2024) BC Economics. Investment Banking Analyst at RBC Capital Markets
Kiara Skalnes, Undergraduate Student (2024). BC Neuroscience. Currently 2024 Fulbright Fellow (Chronobiology, Brazil)
Naomi Fasil, Undergraduate student (2023). BC Computer Science.
Isabella Tellez, Undergraduate student (2022). BC Neuroscience.
Kimberly Li, Undergraduate student (2021-2022), BC Computer Science. Currently Solutions Engineer at Linkit!
Amber Mildenhall, Undergraduate student (2021-2022), BC Computer Science.
Yvette Carbajal, Undergraduate student (2020-2021), BC Neuroscience. Currently Ph.D. candidate, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
Yannick Janvier, Undergraduate student (2020), Columbia Psychology. Currently Ph.D. Student at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
Kathryn Carlson, Undergraduate student (2019-2020), Barnard College (BC) Neuroscience. Currently Masters Student at University College London
Grace Tang, Undergraduate student, NYU Biochemistry (2019-2020). Currently MD Candidate at Weill Cornell Medical College
Khang Huynh, Undergraduate student (2017-2018)
Casey Roell, Undergraduate student (2017-2018). Data Analyst.
Benjamin Anderson, Undergraduate student (2017-2018). Currently Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan
Hernan Dieguez, Masters student (2013-2014). Currently Research Scientist, Universidad de Buenos Aires School of Agriculture.
Senior Theses students
Talia Fiallo, BC Neuroscience (2023)
Ellie Kimura, BC Neuroscience (2023)
Jennifer Koita, BC Neuroscience (2023)
Naira Kothari, BC Neuroscience (2023)
Mia Kuromaru, BC Neuroscience (2023)
Lauren Ordonez, BC Neuroscience (2023)
Jannia Singh, BC Neuroscience (2023)
Summer students
Isabella Tellez, Neuroscience, BC (2022)
Maria Bocxe, Neuroscience, BC (2024)
Dahlia Reynolds, Neuroscience, BC (2024)
Nafisa Yeasmin, Neuroscience, BC (2024)
Madison Boudreau Popovic, Neuroscience, BC (2024)