Cemile Ceren Akgul
Previous Education: B.A., Bilkent University, M.S., Middle East Technical University
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Sebnem Tuncdemir
Email: akgul@uchc.edu

Anna Matsui
Previous Education: B.A., Colorado College
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Zhao-Wen Wang
Email: matsui@uchc.edu

Moumita Bhattacharya
Previous Education: B.S., Jadavpur University, M.S., National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, S.A.S.
Nagar
Major Advisor: Dr. Riqiang Yan
Email: bhattacharya@uchc.edu

Alexander Mitchell
M.D./Ph.D. student
Previous Education:
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Timothy Spellman
Email: almitchell@uchc.edu

Jacob Brady
M.D./Ph.D. student
Previous Education:
Thesis Advisor: Dr.  Feliks Trakhtenberg
Email: jabrady@uchc.edu

Lucille Papile
Previous Education: B.S., Dickenson College
Thesis Advisor: Drs. Stephen Crocker and Timothy Spellman
Email: papile@uchc.edu

Rei Bufi
M.D./PhD. student
Previous Education:
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Fredrick Varn
Email: bufi@uchc.edu

Devon Parker
Previous Education: B.S., Eastern Connecticut State University
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Yulan Xiong
Email: dparker@uchc.edu

Natan Busel
Previous Education: B.S., University of Connecticut
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Eric Levine
Email: busel@uchc.edu

Nikolai Rogalinski
M.D./Ph.D. student
Previous Education: Brown University
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Riqiang Yan
Email: rogalinski@uchc.edu

Hiu Cheung
Previous Education: B.S., University of Connecticut
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Zhao-Wen Wang
Email: hcheung@uchc.edu

Shreya Savla
Previous Education: B.S., Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies; M.S., University of Mumbai
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Rajkumar Verma
Email: savla@uchc.edu

Erika Cortez
Previous Education: B.S., Rhode Island College
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Riqiang Yan
Email: ecortez@uchc.edu

Caitlin Shaw
Previous Education: B.A., College of Saint Benedict
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Lixia Yue
Email: caishaw@uchc.edu

Anna Friedman
Previous Education: Wesleyan University
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Frederick Varn
Email: afriedman@uchc.edu

Haley Tallman
Previous Education: B.S., Salve Regina University
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Byoung-Il Bae
Email: tallman@uchc.edu

Zelda Galdenzi
Previous Education: B.A., M.S., Wesleyan University
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Yulan Xiong
Email: galdenzi@uchc.edu

Kelsey Walsh
M.D./PhD. student
Previous Education:
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Andres Grosmark
Email: kelwalsh@uchc.edu

Krystina Jorgensen
Previous Education: B.S., University of Arizona
Thesis Advisor: Drs. Byoung-Il Bae and Timothy Spellman
Email: kjorgensen@uchc.edu

Sarah Wilensky
Previous Education: B.A., Skidmore College
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Riqiang Yan
Email: wilensky@uchc.edu

Arzu Kunwar
Previous Education: B.S., Tribhuvan University; M.S., University of New Haven
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Riqiang Yan
Email: akunwar@uchc.edu

Melody Wunch
Previous Education: B.S., Western New England University
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Rajkumar Verma
Email: wunch@uchc.edu 

Past Neuroscience Program Graduates