{"id":3574,"date":"2019-06-20T16:50:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T16:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kirbyneuro.org\/PoduriLab\/?page_id=3574"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:16:24","slug":"lab-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kirbyneuro.org\/PoduriLab\/lab-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Life &#038; Alumni Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kirbyneuro.org\/PoduriLab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2019-Group-v3.jpg&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page-head\">Lab Alumni<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|47.625px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;topic-three&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-20px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; height=&#8221;0px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-20px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;50px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Lab Photos<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=&#8221;3546,3541,3542,3951,3548,3547,3954,3952,4579,4578,4715,4968,4969,4962,4999,5028,5079,5080,5081,5083,5084,5091,5089,5090&#8243; posts_number=&#8221;12&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; caption_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; caption_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;516px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; min_height=&#8221;2878px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|-2px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||2px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; min_height=&#8221;47px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Previous Team Members<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Guoqi Zhang, MD, PhD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Research Technologist (2020-2025)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Guoqi is currently working as a Senior Technologist in Xin Tang\u2019s lab at BCH. He researches the molecular and cellular foundations of human brain disorders and uses genome-edited human stem cells to advance therapeutic approaches.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Zoe Gardner<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Research Assistant (2022-2024)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span data-markjs=\"true\" class=\"marksbepj9p49\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Zoe<\/span><span>\u00a0is now enrolled in medical school as an MD PhD student at the University of Wisconsin, where she plans to pursue\u00a0her goal of becoming a physician scientist. Her research interest is primarily in the developmental origins\u00a0of pediatric disorders. She is unsure of her future medical speciality but knows it will be something in the realm\u00a0of pediatrics, influenced by her time in the Poduri Lab.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Ibrahim Ndiaye<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Research Assistant (2022-2024)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Ibrahim is now enrolled in EMT course, where he plans to pursue his goal of becoming a medical professional.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Laura Turner, DVM<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Lab Supervisor (2018-2024)<\/em><br \/>Laura played a key role in building the foundation of Poduri\u2019s management and organization through her leadership and dedication. She has since moved on to focus on family life and caring for her loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Emerson De Fazio<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Summer Research Fellow (2022, 2023)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Emerson is an Armenise-Harvard Fellow from Universit\u00e0 Vita-Salute San Raffaele who has been with our lab for two summers. We are thrilled that he will return to our lab as a post-doctoral fellow after he graduates from medical school in 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Barbara Robens, PhD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Staff Scientist (2018-2022)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Barbara is now a Scientist at Blueprint Medicines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Hyunyong (Howard) Koh, MD, PhD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2019-2023)<\/em><br \/>Howard is now in the Pediatric Neurology Residency program at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children\u2019s Hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Nicholas Sookhoo<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Lab Research Assistant (2022-2023)<\/em><br \/>Nick is now enrolled in medical school at SUNY Downstate, where he plans to pursue his goal of becoming a surgeon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Cristina Baker<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Lab Research Assistant (2021-2023)<\/em><br \/>Cristina is now completing a M.Sc. in Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Jane Lee<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Lab Research Assistant (2021-2023)<\/em><br \/>Jane\u00a0is now completing a Master\u2019s degree in Psychology at Boston University.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Christopher Yuskaitis, MD, PhD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Affiliated Researcher (2013-2023)<\/em><br \/>Chris is now Associate Medical Director at Takeda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Brandon Oby<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Clinical Research Assistant (2021-2023)<\/em><br \/>Brandon is now attending the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and he plans to further explore his interests in ophthalmology and neuroscience.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; 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global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Barbara Robens, PhD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Staff Scientist (2018-2022)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Barbara is now a Scientist at Blueprint Medicines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Frederick Burki<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Program Coordinator (2021-2022)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Fred is now the program coordinator for the Rosamund Stone Zander Translational Neuroscience Program at BCH.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Rebecca Reef<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Genetic counseling assistant (2019-2022)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Becca is now completing a Master&#8217;s degree in Genetic Counseling at Penn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Xinzhu (Tina) Yang<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Lab Research Assistant (2020-2022)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Tina is now attending medical school at Columbia University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Eliza Rezaeimanesh<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Clinical Research Assistant (2021-2022)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Eliza joined the Epilepsy Genetics Program as a Clinical Research Assistant in September of 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Ikhianosen Ukhuedoba<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Lab Research Assistant (2019-2021)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Ikhianosen is now a medical student at Quinnipiac University&#8217;s Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Devon Knight<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Clinical Research Assistant (2019-2021)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Devon is now enrolled in the Physician Associate Program at Yale University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Emma Sexton<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Clinical Research Assistant (2019-2021)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Emma is now a graduate student at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Lisanna Paulino<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Program Coordinator (2017-2021)<\/i><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Lisanna now works at the Boston Children&#8217;s Hospital Trust, where she is a Patient Liason Service Officer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Catherine Shain, MPH<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Research Program Manager (2009-2019)<\/i><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Catherine joined the Epilepsy Division in 2009 and the Epilepsy Genetics Program in 2011 at its inception.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Meredith Park<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Clinical Research Assistant (2017-2019)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Meredith is currently enrolled in medical school at UNC Chapel Hill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Grant Bullis<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Clinical Research Assistant (2018-2019)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"text-align: left; color: #4a4a4a; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; float: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;\">Grant is now a research associate at Charles River Laboratories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Lindsey Adams<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Co-Op Student Intern (2018-2019)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"text-align: left; color: #4a4a4a; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; float: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;\">Lindsey was a co-op student intern from Wentworth Institute of Technology. She now works in the biomedical test engineering field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Melanie Barbini<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Co-Op Student Intern (2018)<\/em><br \/><span style=\"color: #004000;\" color=\"#004000\">Melanie<span style=\"text-align: left; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; float: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;\"> was a co-op student intern from Northeastern University. She is now an MD\/PhD candidate at UMass Medical School.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Anne Rochtus, MD, PhD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Research Fellow and Visiting Fulbright Scholar (2017-2018)<\/i><br \/><span style=\"color: #004000;\" color=\"#004000\">Anne was a Research Fellow and Visiting Fulbright Scholar from KU Leuven in Belgium. Anne is now a pediatric endocrinologist and neurologist at University Hospitals Leuven.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Brandon Jones\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Lab Research Assistant (2016-2018)<\/i><br \/><span style=\"color: #004000;\" color=\"#004000\">Brandon is currently a PhD student in Neuroscience at University of California, San Diego. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Alan Taylor, MS, CGC<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Licensed Genetic Counselor (2016-2018)<\/i><br \/><span style=\"color: #004000;\" color=\"#004000\"><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #3f3f3f; cursor: text; font-family: 'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,Lucida,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; -ms-text-size-adjust: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Alan is now a genetic counselor at Al Jalila Children&#8217;s Specialty Hospital in Dubai. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\" size=\"4\">Tsega Mekonnen Meshesha<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Program Coordinator (2015-2017)<\/i><br \/><span style=\"color: #004000;\" color=\"#004000\"><span style=\"text-align: left; color: #3f3f3f; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,Lucida,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; cursor: text; orphans: 2; float: none; -ms-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;\">Tsega completed a Master&#8217;s degree in Health Services and Systems Research at Boston University School of Public Health in 2018. She is now the program manager for the Financing and Reimbursement of Cures in the US (FoCUS<span>) project at MIT.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\" size=\"4\">McKenna Kelly<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Clinical Research Assistant (2015-2017)<\/i><br \/><span style=\"color: #004000;\" color=\"#004000\"><span style=\"text-align: left; color: #3f3f3f; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,Lucida,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; cursor: text; orphans: 2; float: none; -ms-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;\">McKenna graduated from medical school at The Geisel School of Medicine at Darthmouth College in 2021, and she is now an Ob\/gyn resident at the University of Colorado.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\" size=\"4\">Gessica Truglio, PhD<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Research Fellow (2014-2016)<\/i><br \/><span style=\"color: #004000;\" color=\"#004000\"><span style=\"text-align: left; color: #3f3f3f; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,Lucida,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; cursor: text; orphans: 2; float: none; -ms-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;\">Gessica is now a quality assurance specialist and consultant for Strand Associates in Belgium. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\" size=\"4\">Alexander Jaksic<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i><span style=\"font-size: large;\" size=\"4\"><\/span>Research Assistant (2015-2016)<\/i><br \/><span style=\"color: #004000;\" color=\"#004000\"><span style=\"text-align: left; color: #3f3f3f; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,Lucida,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; cursor: text; orphans: 2; float: none; -ms-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;\">Alex graduated from Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Hofstra University in 2020, and he is currently a resident in the Combined Pediatrics-Anesthesiology Residency Track at Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\" size=\"4\">Gabriel Dabscheck, MBBS (Hons), MClinEpi, FRACP<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Clinical Research Fellow (2015-2016)<\/i><br \/>Gabriel <span style=\"color: #004000;\" color=\"#004000\"><span style=\"text-align: left; color: #3f3f3f; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,Lucida,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; cursor: text; orphans: 2; float: none; -ms-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;\">is now a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist at The Royal Children&#8217;s Hospital in Melbourne.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\" size=\"4\">Dimira Tambunen<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Research Assistant (2013-2015)<\/i><br \/>Dimira graduated from medical school at Boston University in 2019, and she is now a child neurology resident at Children&#8217;s Healthcare of Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\" size=\"4\">Madelen Diaz<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Summer Student Intern (2012-2013)<\/i><br \/>Madelen Diaz received her PhD in neuroscience in the Rosbash Lab at Brandeis University in 2018 and is now a post-doctoral associate at University of Miami.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #1e9970;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\" size=\"4\">Emilie Martin<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Student Intern (2013)<\/i><br \/>Emilie Martin is a former student intern and trainee from France. 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He is now an attending physician in pediatric emergency medicine and an assistant professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;memoriam&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>In Memoriam: Jeremy F. P. Ullmann, PhD<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kirbyneuro.org\/PoduriLab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Jeremy_Ullmann.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; min_height=&#8221;429px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dr. Jeremy Ullmann joined the Poduri Lab and Epilepsy Genetics Program as a Research Fellow in January of 2016. He was a neuroscientist with extensive experience in imaging and zebrafish models of neurodegenerative disease. Jeremy received his BSc in Biology from Brandeis University in 2003 and a PhD in neuroscience and bio-imaging at The University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia in 2010. He completed his first post-doc at the Centre for Advanced Imaging (The University of Queensland) under Prof. David Reutens where he developed the world\u2019s highest high-resolution models of pre-clinical animal models and examined the correlation of febrile seizures and temporal lobe epilepsy later in life. As part of the Epilepsy Genetics Program he performed high-throughput genetic screens to validate candidate epilepsy genes. Jeremy tragically passed away on February 10, 2019 at the age of 37 in a hiking accident at Mt. Washington. In addition to the Poduri Lab and Epilepsy Genetics Program, Jeremy was a beloved member of the Kirby Neurobiology community, the zebrafish community, and the Post-Doctoral Association at Boston Children&#8217;s Hospital. Jeremy was known by his co-workers as not only an exceptionally smart and creative researcher, but also a genuinely thoughtful and caring colleague and friend. Jeremy was passionate about his work in the lab and deeply devoted to his dear family, including his wife, Kylie, and son, Oscar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jeremy&#8217;s full obituary is available at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.demunn.com\/obituary\/jeremy-p-ullmann.\">https:\/\/www.demunn.com\/obituary\/jeremy-p-ullmann<\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kirbyneuro.org\/PoduriLab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Picture1.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kirbyneuro.org\/PoduriLab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Picture4.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kirbyneuro.org\/PoduriLab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Picture5.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kirbyneuro.org\/PoduriLab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Picture3.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kirbyneuro.org\/PoduriLab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Picture2.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kirbyneuro.org\/PoduriLab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Picture6.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lab AlumniLab PhotosPrevious Team MembersGuoqi Zhang, MD, PhD Research Technologist (2020-2025) Guoqi is currently working as a Senior Technologist in Xin Tang\u2019s lab at BCH. 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