{"id":394,"date":"2023-08-06T09:26:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T13:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/?page_id=394"},"modified":"2026-06-25T12:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:49:22","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-394\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-394-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-394-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-394-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Our Team<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"pl-34\" class=\"panel-layout\">\n<div id=\"pg-34-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\n<div id=\"pgc-34-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-34-0-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer>\n<div class=\"uc-people\">\n<div class=\"uc-people-group\">\n<h3 class=\"group-title\">PI<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-394-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-394-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-394-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1446\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2021\/02\/Xiong-Pic.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-158  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2021\/02\/Xiong-Pic.jpg 1446w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2021\/02\/Xiong-Pic-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2021\/02\/Xiong-Pic-925x1024.jpg 925w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2021\/02\/Xiong-Pic-768x850.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2021\/02\/Xiong-Pic-1388x1536.jpg 1388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1446px) 100vw, 1446px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-394-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-394-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4 class=\"person-name\" data-id=\"149\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/person\/yulan-xiong\/\" class=\"person-permalink\">Yulan Xiong<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"person-name\" data-id=\"149\"><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"person-title\"><strong>Director, <\/strong><strong>Neuroscience Graduate Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"person-email\"><a href=\"mailto:yxiong@uchc.edu\">yxiong@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Xiong-Yulan\">Profile<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-394-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-394-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span>Dr. Yulan Xiong is currently a tenured Associate Professor at the Department of Neuroscience, and the Director of the Neuroscience Graduate Program, UConn Health. She obtained her PhD at Lancaster University, UK, and received her postdoc training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHMI). Before joining the faculty at UConn Health, she was appointed as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurology at JHMI and at Kansas State University thereafter. She was a recipient of the NIH K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award, Parkinson\u2019s Foundation Stanley Fahn Junior Faculty Award, William N. &amp; Bernice E. Bumpus Foundation Innovation Awards, Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) Rapid Response Innovation Awards, American Parkinson\u2019s Disease Association (APDA) Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dr. Xiong is a member of the grant committee at the Parkinson\u2019s Foundation (PF) and was the Chair of the Stanley Fahn Junior Faculty Award Committee at PF (2023). She is currently serving as a standing member at the NIH NOMD study section (2023-2027).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-394-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-394-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-394-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"group-title\">Lab Members<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-394-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-394-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-394-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/01\/Shifan-Chen-2.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-484  attachment-280x277 size-280x277\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-394-3-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4 class=\"person-name\" data-id=\"130\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/person\/shifan-chen\/\" class=\"person-permalink\">Shifan Chen<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"person-title\"><strong>Postdoc Fellow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"person-email\"><a href=\"mailto:schen@uchc.edu\">schen@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-394-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-394-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2026\/06\/Zelda-2.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-648  attachment-214x277 size-214x277\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-394-3-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4 class=\"person-name\" data-id=\"302\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/person\/zelda-galdenzi\/\">Zelda Galdenzi<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"person-title\"><strong>PhD student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:galdenzi@uchc.edu\">galdenzi@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-394-3-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-394-3-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2026\/06\/Devon-Parker.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-647  attachment-214x277 size-214x277\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-394-3-2-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4 class=\"person-name\" data-id=\"132\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/xiong-lab\/person\/devon-parker\/\">Devon Parker<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"person-title\"><strong>PhD Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:dparker@uchc.edu\">dparker@uchc.edu\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-394-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-394-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-394-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span>Abhijith Tippireddy\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"person-title\"><strong>Undergraduate Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:abhijith.tippireddy@uconn.edu\">abhijith.tippireddy@uconn.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-394-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-394-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Mia Belcamino<\/p>\n<p class=\"person-title\"><strong>Undergraduate student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:belcamino@uchc.edu\">belcamino@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-394-4-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-394-4-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Kaitlyn Carsello<\/p>\n<p class=\"person-title\"><strong>Undergraduate Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:carselloka@gmail.com\">carselloka@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-394-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-394-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-394-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Maya Wood<\/p>\n<p class=\"person-title\"><strong>Undergraduate Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:hmy24002@uconn.edu\">hmy24002@uconn.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-394-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-394-5-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-394-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-394-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-394-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Team PI Yulan Xiong Associate Professor Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program yxiong@uchc.edu Profile Dr. Yulan Xiong is currently a tenured Associate Professor at the Department of Neuroscience, and the Director of the Neuroscience Graduate Program, UConn Health. 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