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Lindsey A. Schier, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
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Florida State University | Tallahassee, Florida
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Postdoctoral Fellow (2012 - 2017)
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Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana
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Doctor of Philosophy in Behavioral Neuroscience (2011)
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Ciorana Roman-Ortiz
Postdoctoral Researcher
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University of California, Los Angeles
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Postdoctoral Fellow (2021-2023)
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Icahn School of Medicine | Mount Sinai, New York
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Ph.D. in Neuroscience (2021)
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Graduate Students
Aracely Simental-Ramos
Ph.D. Candidate in Neuroscience
University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California
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Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
Katherine Merkling
Ph.D. Student in Integrative and Evolutionary Biology
California State University Long Beach | Long Beach, California
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Master of Arts in Psychological Research
California State University Stanislaus | Turlock, California
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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
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Biological Sciences, Minor
Modesto Junior College | Modesto, California
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Associate in Psychology
Undergraduate Students
Class of 2024
Tricia Saputera
B.S. Candidate in Human Biology
Minors in Health Care Studies & 3-D Animation in Cinematic Arts
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USC Dornsife Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR) Fellowship
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West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (2023)
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First place oral presentation
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Amelia Cave
B.A. Candidate in Health and the Human Sciences
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USC Bridge Undergraduate Science Summer Research Program
Devin de Monteiro
B.S. Candidate in Human Biology
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Helen Leslie Milligan Turner Fellowship
Jack Brown
B.S. Candidate in Human Biology
Minor in Nutrition and Health Promotion
Thisun Udagedara
B.S. Candidate in Human Biology
Minor in Real Estate Finance
Caroline Metyas
B.A. Candidate in Health and Human Sciences
Minor in Cinema-Television for the Health Professions
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USC Dornsife Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR) Fellowship
Undergraduate Students
Class of 2025
Badruddin Mahamed
B.S. Candidate in Quantitative Biology
Minor in American Popular Culture
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USC Bridge Undergraduate Science Summer Research Program
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Trudi Berwin Student Support Fellowship (2022)
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Kieran Heung
B.S. Candidate in Human Biology
Minors in Applied Analytics & East Asian Languages and Cultures
Undergraduate Students
Class of 2026
Madeline Obrzut
B.S. Candidate in Biochemistry
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Jonathan Fan
B.A. Candidate in Cognitive Science
Lab Alumni
Sandrine Chometton
Postdoctoral Researcher
Diabetes & Obesity Research Institute (DORI) Symposium
• Second Place Poster Presentation (2022)
Université Laval | Quebéc, Canada
• Postdoctoral researcher (2016-18)
Université de Franche-Comté | Besançon, France
• Ph.D in Neuroscience (2015)
Ahyun Jung
Graduate Student
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• Ph.D in Neuroscience (2023)
Diabetes & Obesity Research Institute (DORI) Symposium
• Third Place Oral Presentation (2023)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | Daejeon, South Korea
• Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences
• Bachelor of Science in Business and Technology Management
Jonathan Fu
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• Bachelor of Science in Human Biology (2023)
• Health Care Studies, Minor (2023)
• Music Production, Minor (2023)
Lilly Mai
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (2023)
• Psychology, Minor (2023)
Diabetes & Obesity Research Institute (DORI) Symposium
• First Place Poster Presentation (2022)
Isabelle Vu
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco, California
• M.D. Candidate (Present)
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• Bachelor of Science in Human Biology (2022)
• Psychology, Minor (2022)
Leah Wootton
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• Bachelor of Science in Human Biology (2022)
• Business Economics, Minor (2022)
Justin Chang
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Western University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific | Pomona, California
• D.O. Candidate (Present)
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• Bachelor of Science in Human Biology (2021)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (2021)
Shushanna Sargsyan
Lab Manager and Research Technician
University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California
• B.S. in Neuroscience (2017)
Verenice Ascencio
Diabetes & Obesity Research Institute (DORI) Symposium
• First Place Oral Presentation (2021)
Torregrossa Lab at University at Buffalo | Buffalo, New York
• Psychology-Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate Student (Present)
• Lab Manager (2019 - 2020)
Elizabeth Winnicki
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• Bachelor of Science in Human Biology (2020)
Wattis Dumke Undergraduate Research Fellowship
USC Provost's Undergrad Research Fellowship
USC Women in Science and Engineering Fellowship
Monserrat Orozco
USC Neuroscience Experience Undergraduate Research and Learning (NEURAL) Program (2019)
University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Ph.D. Candidate (Present)
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN
• Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (2020)
California State University, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California
• Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (2020)
• Criminal Justice, Minor (2020)
Taylor L. Dal Bon
USC Women in Science and Engineering Graduate Research Fellow
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• Doctor of Philosophy (2021)
Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana
• Bachelor of Science in Biology (2018)
• Anthropology, Minor (2018)
• Forensic Sciences, Minor (2018)
Elizabeth Loxterkamp
T32 Predoctoral Training in Interdisciplinary Neurosciences Fellow
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• Ph.D. Candidate in Neuroscience (Present)
Wellesley College | Wellesley, Massachusetts
• Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience (2018)
Lily Kovach
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience (2020)
• Dance, Minor (2020)
• Renaissance Scholar (2020)
Student Opportunities for Academic Research Fellow (2019)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fund Fellow (2018, 2019)
Chaitra Subbarao
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2020)
Bridge UnderGraduate Science (BUGS) Summer Research Program
• Trudi Berwin Student Support Fellowship
Martina Erdstein
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience (2020)
• Narrative Studies, Minor (2020)
USC Women in Science and Engineering Fellowship
Camilla Griggs
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Michigan Medical School | Ann Arbor, Michigan
• M.D. Candidate (Present)
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• Bachelor of Science in Human Biology (2019)
• Spanish, Minor (2019)
• Summa Cum Laude (2019)
• Renaissance Scholar (2019)
Mary Richardson
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California
• M.D. Candidate (Present)
• Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (2018)
USC Provost's Undergrad Research Fellowship