
Staff
Research Faculty

Felipe de Jesus Espinosa-Becerra, PhD
CAPS Electrophysiology Core

Stephanie Shiers, PhD Research Faculty
CAPS Administrative Staff

Ayesha Ahmad
U19 Program Manager

David Barnard, PhD Project Manager

Mark Chavez Assistant Director, CAPS

Hemanth Mydugolam
Senior Data Scientist

Camryn Wellman U19 Program Manager
Neuroimmunology and Behavior Lab: PI, Michael Burton, PhD
Research Staff

Sydney Lawley
Undergraduate Researcher, and ENSURE Fellow

Elizabeth Miko
U.G. Research Intern

Edidiong Cornel U.G. Research Intern & ENSURE Fellow
Postdoctoral Associates

Emily Debner, PhD
PhD Students

Audrey Green

Isabella Casmedes

Caylah Griffen
Antimicrobial Peptide Signaling Lab: PI, Xintong Dong, PhD
Research Staff

Amogh Bankapur Undergraduate Researcher

Keean Dolan Lab Manager

Luchiano Fernando Undergraduate Researcher

Zahra Janjua Undergraduate Researcher

Orion Kaminski Undergraduate Researcher

Mikaila Labit Undergraduate Researcher

Yining Liu Undergraduate Researcher

Joann Truong Undergraduate Researcher
Postdoctoral Associates

Maliha Batool, PhD
PhD Students

Sharan Balaji

Waris Khuwaja

Bhavani Balasundarasekar

Zakia Akter

Ridma Sirimanna
Axon Biology and Neuroinformatics Lab: PI, Diana Tavares Ferreira, PhD
Research Staff

Nikhil Inturri
Senior Data Scientist

Sneha Gummadi
Undergraduate Researcher

Ryan Ju Undergraduate Researcher

Areeba Fatima
Undergraduate Researcher

Vladislav Shutko
Undergraduate Researcher
PhD Student

Catherine Campen
Pain Neurobiology Lab – Greg Dussor, PhD & Ted Price, PhD
Research Staff

Ryan McKee
Research Tech

Keerthana Natarajan, M.S., Lab Manager

Nishka Kuttanna Research Tech

Nethra Selvakumaran
ENSURE Scholar

Alejandro Otero Pedraza Research Tech
Postdoctoral Associates

Asta Arendt-Tranholm, PhD

Ishwarya Sankaranarayanan, PhD

Jane Brandon, PhD

Joe Lesnak, PhD

Katherin Gabriel, PhD

Mo Kume, PhD

Olivia Davis, PhD

Urzula Enzastiga, PhD

Jayden O’Brien, PhD

Andi Wangzhou, PhD
PhD Students

Kathleen Domalogdog

Lucy He

Khadijah Mazhar

Marisol Mancilla Moreno

Dhananjay Naik

Shiva Nematgorgani

Mandee Schaub
Pain Stress Lab: PI, Ben Kolber, PhD
Research Staff

Ayomide Dairo
Undergraduate Researcher

Anna Dalfrey
Undergraduate Researcher

Bhavya Jaiswal Undergraduate Researcher

Rebekah Simcik
Research Tech

Maria Nunez
Undergraduate Researcher

Zubab Syed
Undergraduate Researcher

Mursal Hussein
Lab Manager

Claire Nguyen Undergraduate Researcher

Myra Khan
Undergraduate Researcher

Jesus Sotelo
Research Tech

Gionathan Zavala Undergraduate Researcher
Postdoctoral Associates

Blesson Paul, PhD

Christian Fofie, PhD

Lakeisha Lewter, PhD
PhD Students

Bethany Boston

Veronica Hong

Michael Ojo
Nanobioengineering Laboratory: PI, Zhenpeng Qin, PhD
Research Staff

Xiaoqian Ge

Nadine Pennington
Postdoctoral Associates

Chen Xie, PhD

Karthik Ramanathan
Gut, Brian, Pain Lab: PI, Kate Sadler, PhD
Research Staff

Divya Arivalagan
Undergraduate Researcher

Lucia Cardona
Undergraduate Researcher

Cheri Chan
Undergraduate Researcher

Juanna John
Undergraduate Researcher
Postdoctoral Associates

Ashley Plumb, PhD

Zulmary Farrias, PhD
PhD Students

Nya Gayluak

McKenna Pratt
Muhammad Saad Yousuf, PhD, Lab
Research Staff

Noura Elhamadany Undergraduate Researcher

Abir Faisal Undergraduate Researcher

Areej Fatima Undergraduate Researcher

Kree Goss Undergraduate Researcher

Rayan Jeddy Undergraduate Researcher

Ahmed Khan Undergraduate Researcher

Aariz Nackvi Undergraduate Researcher

Ayesha Nasir Undergraduate Researcher

Naresh Padmanaban Research Technician

Brodie Woodall Research Technician
Postdoctoral Associates

Sera Nakisli, PhD