Current Olsen Lab Members
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Michelle Olsen, PhD
BS Biochemistry, Southern Oregon University
PhD Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Email: molsen1@vt.edu
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Beatriz Torres Ceja, BS
PhD Candidate Neuroscience
BA Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Nevada
Email: beatriztc@vt.edu
Founder VT Chapter Scientista
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Jiangtao Li, MS
PHD Student, Genetics, Genomics and Computational Biology
BS, Biotechnology, Shaoguan University
MS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jiaotong University
Email: jtli@vt.edu
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Xiaoran Wei, BS
PhD Candidate Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences (BMVS)
BS Bioinformatics, School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong
Email: xrwei@vt.edu
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Sarvin Jahanbani, MS
PhD Student, Genetics, Genomics and Computational Biology
MS, Medical Technology, Shahroud University of Medical School, Iran
BS, Genetics, Chamran University of Ahwaz, Iran
Email: sarvin9@vt.edu
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Jack Browning, BS
PhD Student
Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
BS, Neuroscience, Virginia Tech
Email: jackb7@vt.edu
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Sushmita Basak, MS
PhD Student
Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
MS, Microbiology, University of Dhaka
BS (honors), Microbiology, University of Dhaka
Email: sushmita@vt.edu
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Yuhang Pan, BS
PhD Student
Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
BS, Neuroscience, Virginia Tech
Email: yuhang@vt.edu
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Sachi Watsen, BS
Laboratory Technician
BS, Neuroscience, Virginia Tech
Email: sachiwatsen@vt.edu
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Past Member, Raymundo Hernandez, PhD
PhD, Translational Biology in Medicine and Health
BS Psychology, Arizona State
Awarded DSPAN F99 in 2021
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Steven Sloan, Emory University
the Olsen lab group in 2024!
Beatriz defends her dissertation!
The Olsen lab heads to SFN 2023.
nice sweater Ray :)
a defense celebration
we celebrate Leanne!
Leanne heads off the New York to join the Nestler lab
Jess defends!
Abbie is heading to graduate school- Vanderbilt
project sparkle- what a long day!
those lambs are made from lab supplies- so creative!
our lab logo
Past Laboratory Members
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Jessica Boni, PhD
Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, UAB
T32 Appointee UAB (2016-2018) Cell, Molecular and Dev Biology
Current Position-Post-Doctoral Fellow, in the lab of Pam VandeVord, PhD. Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Professor, Virginia Tech
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Leanne Holt, PhD
Department of Neuroscience, UAB
Awarded NINDS F31-Individual NRSA
Current Position- Post-doctoral fellow, in the lab of Eric Nestler, PhD. Director of the Friedman Brain Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine
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Kelsey Patterson, MD PhD
Cellular Molecular and Developmental Biology, UAB
Current Position-Pediatric Neurology Residency, University of Colorado
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Uri Kahnovitch, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position, Postdoctoral Fellow, in the lab of Susanne Schmid, PhD. Professor, Vice Dean of Basic Medical Sciences, Univ of Western Ontario
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Natasha Pacheco, PhD
Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics, UAB
Recipient Civitan Award
Current position- Postdoctoral Fellow, in the lab of Michele Evans, Deputy Scientific Director NIA and Chief NIA Health Disparities Section
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Heather Minkel, PhD
Department of Neuroscience
Current Position-Associate Veterinarian, Michigan
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Vishnu Cuddapah, MD PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
Post Doctoral Fellow
Current Position- Pediatric Neurology Residency, UPenn. Neurogenetics Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Amita Sehgal, PhD, HHMI Investigator Director, Chronobiology/Sleep Institute, Perelman SoM
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Sini Nwaobi, MD PhD
Neuroscience, UAB
T32 Appointee, Neurobiology, UAB (2012) Current Position- Pediatric Neurology Residency, UCLA. Clinical/Research Fellow UCLA Golberg Migraine Program
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Taylor Holt, MS
Current Position-Surgical Resident, Brookwood Baptist Health
Michelle- when she used to do experiments
the first lab members :)
Leanne taking a break
oh Kelsey- what's up with those post-its?
oh heavenly light, bless our experiments