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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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: Xiaoran Wei, PhD
PhD Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences (BMVS)
Current Position: Soon to start postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. Ian Maze, Mt. Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine
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Past Member: Jiangtao Li, PhD
PHD Genetics, Genomics and Computational Biology
Current Position: soon to start postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Sabrina Simoes, Columbia University
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Past Member, Raymundo Hernandez, PhD
PhD, Translational Biology in Medicine and Health
Awarded DSPAN F99 in 2021
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Steven Sloan, Emory University
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Past Member: Beatriz Torres Ceja, PhD
PhD, Neuroscience, Virginia Tech
Awarded NIH F31 Fellowship
Current Position: Scientific Medical Liaison, AbbVie
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Past Member: Leanne Holt, PhD
PhD Neuroscience, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Awarded NIH F31 Fellowship
Current Position- Post-doctoral fellow, in the lab of Eric Nestler, PhD, Mt Sinai
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Past Member: Jessica Boni, PhD
PhD, Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
T32 Appointee Cell, Molecular and Dev Biology, UAB
Current Position-Post-Doctoral Fellow, in the lab of Pam VandeVord, Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Tech
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Past Member: Kelsey Patterson, MD, PhD
PhD Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Current Position-Pediatric Neurology Residency, University of Colorado
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Past Member: Vishnu Cuddapah, MD, PhD
Lab Postdoctoral Fellow
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Texas Children’s/Baylor College of Medicine, Duncan Neurological Research Institute
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Past Member: Natasha Pacheco
PhD, Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Awarded Civitan Research Fellow Funding
Current Position, Scientific Project Manager, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
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Past Member: Heather M Minkel, PhD
PhD, Department of Neurobiology
Current Position-Associate Veterinarian, Michigan
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Past Member: Sini Nwaobi, MD, PhD
PhD, Department of Neurobiology
T32 Appointee, Neurobiology, UAB
Current Position- Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles
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Past Member: Kenneth Holt, MS, MD
MS, Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Current Position: Chief Resident, Brookwood Baptist Health
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Past Member: Uri Kahnovitch, PhD
Lab postdoctoral fellow
Current Position, Laboratory Specialist, University of Western Ontario
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
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