Personnel
Rachel Ross, MD, PhD
Principal investigator
B.S. Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
M.D., Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Psychiatry Residency MGH/McLean
Post-doc with Dr. Brad Lowell at Harvard Medical School BIDMC Division of Endocrinology
Strange but true: Rachel’s first job was driving an ice cream truck
Alternative dream job: cobbler
Corey Calhoun
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.A. Psychology, Green Mountain College
Ph.D. Developmental and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston
Alternative dream job: exotic animal veterinarian
Michaela Cooke
Ph.D. Student
Graduate Student in the Biomedical Sciences
B.A. Neuroscience, Dartmouth College
Alternative dream job: fitness trainer
Priyanka Das
Research Trainee
B.S. Bioengineering, Northeastern University
Alternative dream job: marine biologist
Kate Callahan
Research Trainee
Brown University major in cognitive neuroscience
Alternative dream job: costume designer
Alejandra Vivas Carbo
PGY-2 resident in Psychiatry, Montefiore Medical Center
B.S. Psychology, Nova Southeastern University
B.A. Interdisciplinary studies and Biology, Florida International University
M.D. Robert Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
Alternative dream job: Zumba instructor
Aldwin Soumare
4th year med student at PCOM-Georgia
B.A in Psychology, Rutgers University—Newark
M.S. Master of Medical Science, Morehouse School of Medicine
MSBP, Master of Biomedical Professions, Lincoln Memorial University
Alternative dream job: Aerospace Engineer for NASA building and flying space shuttles
Alessandra Dounias
High school student intern
Alternative dream job: pediatric oncologist
Saachi Goyal
High school student intern
Alternative dream job: neurosurgeon
Future Members of the Lab
Past Members of the Lab
Stefanie Henry
Graduate Student
B.S. Neurobiology & French, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Alternative dream job: Jewelry Design and Manufacturing
Ariful Islam
Research Assistant C
M.S. Pharmaceutical Science, Rowan University
M.S. Pharmacy, State University of Bangladesh
Siva Subramanian
B.S. Northeastern University 2017, behavioral neuroscience
Currently a medical student at UT San Antonio
Strange but true: Siva is allergic to avocados and cannot participate in the millennial traditional brunch
Kat Ramos
Co-op student 2019
B.S. Northeastern University, biochemistry, expected 2021
Strange but true: Kat is the only person in her family with really curly hair.
Reesha Patel
Co-op student
B.S. Northeastern University 2019, Behavioral Neuroscience, with minors in marine biology and Spanish
Strange but true: Reesha can sing the alphabet backwards!
Ella Douglas
Co-op student
B.S. Northeastern University 2020
Strange but true: Ella currently has 20 plants and has every intention of collecting more! (And they are LOVING the spring time)
Andy Thompson
Research Assistant
B.S. Vassar College 2018, neuroscience and behavior
Strange but true: Andy messed up playing clarinet solo in front of Meryl Streep
Yong Kee Choi, PhD
Instructor
B.Sc., Microbiology, Department of microbiology, Inje University, S. Korea. 1992–1999
Ph.D., Biochemistry, School of Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences, Inje University, S. Korea. 2005
Strange but true: Yong Kee prefers weather in Boston to weather in Korea
Justin Le
Summer undergraduate student
Biochemistry B.S. (in-progress), China Studies minor (in-progress), Stonybrook University
Alternative dream job: violin luthier
Nicole Parent
Summer undergraduate student
Biology (in-progress), Bridgewater State University
Alternative dream job: ecology researcher
Summer undergraduate student
Biology and Neuroscience major, Biotechnology minor, Santa Clara University
Alternative dream job: Biotech patent attorney