Our Alumni

Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Sam E.Benezra
Previous Affiliations:
University of Colorado, B.A. in Molecular Biology
New York University (Michael Long Lab), Ph.D. in Neuroscience & Physiology
Current Position:
Senior Scientist at Biogen

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Y. Kate Hong
Previous Affiliations:
Brown University, Sc.B, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Fulbright Scholar
Harvard University, Ph.D., Neuroscience
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Amanda Kinnischtzke
Previous affiliations:
BS in Neuroscience, University of Minnesota
PhD in Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh
Data Scientist, Forcepoint
Current position:
Senior AI/Data Science Manager at Medtronic

Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate Research Scientist
Clay O. Lacefield
B.A., Harvard University
Ph.D., Columbia University
Current position:
Associate Research Scientist, Rene Hen Lab, Columbia University

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Chris Rodgers
Previous Affiliations:
University of California - Berkeley
McGill University in Montreal
Current position:
Assistant Professor, Emory University.
For more information on past and present research, see Chris's personal website.
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Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Fellow
Wanying (Elaine) Zhang
Education:
University of California, San Diego BS Neuroscience
Columbia University, New York PhD Neurobiology and Behavior
Previous affiliations:
Editor, BioMed Central
Data Scientist, Metis
Current position:
Senior Data Scientist, GoPro

Graduate student
Christine Constantinople
Education:
New York University, New York BS
Columbia University, New York PhD
Subsequent:
Postdoctoral fellow, Tank lab & Brody lab, Princeton University
Assistant Professor of Neural Science, New York University

Graduate Student
Georgia Pierce
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Neurobiology and Behavior
Current position:
Data Scientist at Firmenich

Graduate student
Rebecca 'Rikki' Rabinovich
Education:
University of Cambridge, first class honours
PhD in neuroscience at Columbia
Current Position:
Postdoc with Elliot Smith/Ben Shofty, U.Utah

Graduate student
Alejandro Ramirez
Education
B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder
M.Phil., University of Cambridge
MD/PhD, Columbia University
Current position:
Principal Scientist & Clinical Director at Merck

Graduate student
Noelia de León Reyes
Visiting graduate student from Marta Nieto's lab (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain)
Current position:
Postdoc with Felix Leroy

Graduate student
Carl Schoonover
Education:
Harvard College, Cambridge BS Philosophy
ENS Paris, MA
Columbia University, New York MA
Columbia University, New York PhD
Current position:
Senior Scientist at Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics

Lab Manager
Drew J Baughman
Received his Masters in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College.
Masters in Biotechnology from Columbia University.
Former member of Neuwrite science writing community.

Technician
Phil Calafati
B.A. in Neuroscience, Columbia University
Current position:
Principal Scientist, Eli Lilly and Company

Research Technician
Esther A. Greeman
Current Position:
Research Program Coordinator at Columbia University

Technician
Akash Khanna
B.S. in Neurobiology & Physiology, University of Maryland
PhD in neuroscience, Johns Hopkins
Current position:
AI Solution Engineer at HP

Technician
Tim Michaels
Post-bac Certificate in Psychology, Columbia University
PhD student in Clinical Psychology, University of Connecticut
Current position:
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Zucker School of Medicine

Technician
Christina Pil
Medical Student, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Undergraduate
Meena Ardebili
Class of 2019, Barnard College, majoring in Neuroscience and Urban Studies

Undergraduate
Caroline Bollen
​Intern, Biology and Physics Undergrad from Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Current Position:
Postdoctoral researcher at TU Delft

Undergraduate
Jacob Dahan
B.S. Neuroscience & Behavior, Biomedical Engineering
Columbia University, Class of 2021
2021 Fulbright Scholarship
2021 Bridges & Sturtevant Prize for his work on texture discrimination
2021 Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
Current Position:
​Software Development Engineer at AWS

Undergraduate
Nina Harano
BS Neuroscience & Behavior
Columbia University, Class of 2023
Currently:
Neuroscience PhD student, NYU

Undergraduate
Ariel Chen
Visiting Undergraduate in Neuroscience at St Peter's College
B.S. William-Jewell College, Molecular Biology

Undergraduate
Sophey Ho
Columbia Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2017
BA Neuroscience & Behavior, Columbia College, Class of 2019
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Currently:
Resident Physician, Mt Sinai Hospital

Undergraduate
Marissa Ilardi
B.S. in Neuroscience, Brown University
Subsequent positions:
Associate scientist, Pfizer
Doctor of Medicine, New York University

Undergraduate
Eliana Kalman
2016-2020 B.A. Neuroscience & Behavior, Cellular Concentration
Current position:
PA student, Yale School of Medicine

Undergraduate
Ayano Kase
Student, Columbia College, Biological Sciences

Undergraduate
Tess Lameyer
Bachelors in Neuroscience, Bowdoin College
Current position:
Research Assistant, Tianyi Mao's Lab, Vollum Institute

Undergraduate
Heather Macomber (Ratigan)
2018 B.S. in Biological Sciences, Columbia College
PhD in Neuroscience, University of Chicago
Currently:
Senior Life Sciences Consultant, Simon-Kucher

Undergraduate
David Park
Class of 2021, Columbia University, Majoring in Neuroscience

Undergraduate
Jason Patterson
Student, Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University

Undergraduate
Gabriella Sahyoun
Student, Neuroscience & Behavior, Barnard College
Current position:
Research Associate, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene

Undergraduate
Isabel Stillman
B.A. in Neuroscience & Behavior with Honors, Columbia University
Medical Student, Florida Atlantic University Medical School

High School Student
Lindsay Jordan
Calhoun High School, Merrick, New York
BS Pre-Med, Cornell University
Currently:
M.D. Candidate at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

High School Student
Stormi Smith
2015 BRAINYAC Program
BA in Neuroscience, Smith College
Current position:
Clinical Project Coordinator, Memorial Sloan Kettering
