Listed in chronological order:
Kara Marshall, Ph.D -
Assistant Professor, PI
Off topic science interests: hair follicle and skin biology, cool animals (particularly bats!), anything about the sensory umwelt
Hobbies: Photography, and other phases have included flying trapeze, improv, and archery. I don’t know if ingesting delicious things is a hobby, but it’s definitely a priority.
Max Odem, Ph.D. - Senior Scientist
Off-topic science interests: Invertebrates and marine biology. Max's childhood dream was to be marine biologist. Not too far off!
Hobbies: painting scale models/minis, guitar
Britya Ghosh, M.S. - Graduate Student
Off-topic science interests: Sensory processing in microgravity, anything octopus.
Hobbies: Early morning runs, painting, cooking, kayaking, dancing (with pipettes when no one is around)
Yasmeen Hamed, M.S. - Graduate Student
Off-topic science interests: The evolution of troglomorphic adaptation in the Mexican cavefish, tissue regeneration, and space medicine.
Hobbies: Dot mandala painting, singing, traveling, snorkeling, & befriending people who can cook. Also, puppies!!!
Nicholas Zhang - Research Technician
Off-topic science interests: muscular dystrophy, aortic rupture, and human spaceflight
Hobbies: cooking, guitar, basketball, and flying tiny lil’ airplanes
Olivia Solomon, Ph.D. - Postdoc
Off-topic science interest: vascular dysfunction, neuroimmunology, and all things microglia.
Hobbies: Being a mom (LOL), enjoying mother nature, going to the beach or a park, and singing off key.
Our amazing undergrads:
Shriya Pendyala - undergraduate researcher
Off-topic science interests: epidemiology, brain injuries & epilepsy, and coral reef ecology.
Hobbies: traveling, hiking, finding coffee shops with yummy matcha lattes, and going to any and every concert possible!
Join us!
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Or here!
Harry Marshall, support dog
