Akanksha Bhatnagar, PhD

Research Interests

Neuroepigenetics, RNA splicing, drug discovery

Education

BS, Biotechnology, Amity University, India
MS, Pharmacology, University at Buffalo
PhD, Biological Sciences, Drexel University

Hometown

New Delhi, India

Hobbies

Mixology, baking, biking along Schuylkill & watching sci-fi movies

Nathan Henderson, PhD

Research Interests

Synapse development, synapse function, synaptopathies, CRISPR, epigenetic control of brain development

Education

BS, Neuroscience, Temple University
PhD, Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University

Hometown

Philly area

Hobbies

Playing guitar, discovering new music, reading sci-fi novels, making friends with any dogs in the vicinity, being in nature

Brandon Brown, PhD

Research Interests

Neurotrauma, neuroplasticity, spinal cord circuitry, gene therapies

Education

BS, Kinesiology, Indiana University
MS, Kinesiology, Indiana University
PhD, Translational Neurosciences, University of Louisville

Hometown

Valparaiso, Indiana

Hobbies

Tennis, hiking, American whiskey/bourbon

Laura Sichlinger, PhD

Research Interests

Neurobiology of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders, (epi-)genome engineering, next generation sequencing

Education

BA, Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich, Germany
MSc, Neuroscience, King’s College London, UK
PhD, Neuroscience, King’s College London, UK

Hometown

Munich, Germany & London, UK

Hobbies

Yoga, travelling, exploring different cuisines from all over the world, having a beer with friends