![Schier Lab Logo [FULL].png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d17f82_677a94ac5ae8415ebb0c14ff3f8db8c4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_148,h_148,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Schier%20Lab%20Logo%20%5BFULL%5D.png)
Lindsey A. Schier, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
-
Florida State University | Tallahassee, Florida
-
​Postdoctoral Fellow (2012 - 2017)
-
-
​Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana
-
​Doctor of Philosophy in Behavioral Neuroscience (2011)
-
Ciorana Roman-Ortiz
Postdoctoral Researcher
-
University of California, Los Angeles
-
Postdoctoral Fellow (2021-2023)
-
-
Icahn School of Medicine | Mount Sinai, New York
-
Ph.D. in Neuroscience (2021)
-
Graduate Students
Aracely Simental-Ramos
Ph.D. Candidate in Neuroscience
University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California
-
Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
Katherine Merkling
Ph.D. Student in Integrative and Evolutionary Biology
California State University Long Beach | Long Beach, California
-
Master of Arts in Psychological Research
California State University Stanislaus | Turlock, California
-
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
-
Biological Sciences, Minor
Modesto Junior College | Modesto, California
-
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
​
-
USC Dornsife Student Opportunities for Academic Research (SOAR) Fellowship
-
West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (2023)
-
First place oral presentation
-
Amelia Cave
B.A. Candidate in Health and the Human Sciences
-
USC Bridge Undergraduate Science Summer Research Program
Devin de Monteiro
B.S. Candidate in Human Biology
-
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
-
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
-
USC Bridge Undergraduate Science Summer Research Program
-
Trudi Berwin Student Support Fellowship (2022)​
-
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
![Schier Lab Logo [FULL].png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d17f82_677a94ac5ae8415ebb0c14ff3f8db8c4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Schier%20Lab%20Logo%20%5BFULL%5D.png)
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