People

Thomas Bozza
Thomas Bozza
Professor

PI and general lab maintenance. Desired Superpower: Teleosmia, the ability to make people smell whatever I would like. (oh yeah, and the ability to fix whatever Carl Zeiss has in store for us)

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Zhuoling He
Zhuoling He
Graduate Student

I am a PhD student in the IBiS program currently working mechanisms of olfactory neuron development and receptor gene choice. My hobby is sleeping. Desired superpower: the ability to make every experiment work perfectly.

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Kyungho Seong
Kyungho Seong
Graduate Student

I am a PhD student in the NUIN/VINE program interested in neuro and computer science. During my free time, I love to ride my bike and to play the piano. Desired Superpower: the ability to play any piano masterpieces that I like!

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Maddie Ratkowski
Maddie Ratkowski
Research Technician

My current research aims are to characterize the genetic elements that regulate TAAR gene expression using bioinformatics, protein binding assays, in situ hybridization, and in vivo genetic manipulation. Desired superpower: the ability to sprout/retract wings at will (not to fly, just wings).

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Cassandra Fitzgerald
Cassandra Fitzgerald
Masters Student

I graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology. My project is working on the role of trimethylamine in olfactory driven aggressive behaviors in mice.

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Alex Chen
Jakub Krasewicz
Research Technician

I graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a B.S. in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience. I am currently working on mechanisms of exclusion of TAAR1 from olfactory gene choice. In my free time I love hiking, fishing, and other outdoor activities. Desired superpower: teleportation, so I can travel anywhere, anytime.

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Andrea Penrose
Andrea Penrose
Undergraduate Student

I am an undergraduate studying Neuroscience and Global Health. I have been working on olfactory receptor gene expression in carnivore olfactory systems. Outside of lab, I enjoy sailing, watching movies, and playing ultimate frisbee! If I were a chip, I think I would be a cheese puff.

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Christian Epure
Christian Epure
Undergraduate Student

I am currently an undergraduate Neuroscience major at Northwestern.

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Lab Alumni

Kate Conner, Technician (Co-Op, BlueRock Therapeutics). Probably setting some other lab on fire.

Rya Muller, Undergrad Phenom (Medical Student, Northwestern Feinberg)

Sarah Asif, MS Neurobiology (Graduate Student, Univ of Illinois)

Annika Cichy, Postdoc (Research Fellow, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany)

Hallie Kirschner, Technician (M.S, Depaul University). Thank you for making this amazing web site!

Sarah Porter, Technician

Ami Shah, Postdoc

Sarah Kaye, Technician (Graduate Student, Wake Forest)

Amanda Menzie, Technician

Adam Dewan, Postdoc (Assistant Professor, Florida State)

Matt Smear, Postdoc | Janelia Farm (Assistant Professor, Univ of Oregon)

Rodrigo Pacifico, PhD (Scientist, Firmenich)

Kichul Pak, MS (MD, University of Illinois)

Rachel Pantoja, MS (MD, University of Illinois)

Kayla Miguel, Postbac (Northwestern University Neuroscience PhD Program)

Hardik Patel, Technician (Monument Labs)

Dillon Cawley, Technician (JD, Notre Dame School of Law)

Brian Weiland, Technician (MD, University of Michigan)

Kevin Pu, Undergraduate (University of Washington School of Medicine)

Kassie Blanchard, Undergraduate

Tiffany Teng, Undergraduate (Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine)

Ben Herrick, Undergraduate

Rachel Sibley, Undergraduate (MD, New York University)

Angela Wang, Undergraduate (MD, Medical College of Wisconsin)

Ryan Dahlberg, Undergraduate (MD, UIC College of Medicine)

Utsav Goel, Undergraduate (MD, Tulane University)

Ross Zhan, Undergraduate (PhD, Purdue University)

Julia Kreger, Undergraduate (MD, University of New Mexico)