Laboratory Researchers:
Dr. Lars Udo-Bellner – Trains faculty and students in using microscopes of the NYIT Imaging Center and assists in data collection for all PIs using the microscopes (including for Randy Stout’s research)
Medical Student Researchers:
(OMSII indicates 2nd year in medical school)
Shah Khan (OMSII) – Project: Using Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) to analyze laser-scanning super-resolution microscope image data to understand how gap junction connections between astrocytes change in developmental disorders and neuroinflammation.
Emmanuel Khodra (OMSII) – Project: Using new computational tools to analyze super-resolution localization microscopy data examining the nanoscale structure of subcellular components of glia gap junctions.
Edward Piscitelli (OMSIV) – Project: VR development for remote medical education and exercise training for neurological conditions and sports.
Previous Lab Members:
Rejath Jose (OMSII) – Project: VR development for remote medical education and exercise training for neurological conditions and sports. Leading an engineering team of students to build and implement a haptic glove into the VR medical training environment.
Jerry Jose (OMSIV, Academic Medical Scholar) – Project: VR neuroantomy learning and experimentation environment development.
Yamini Nori (OMSII, Summer Research Fellow) – Project: Applying convolutional deep neural network segmentation and classification of structures in 3D super-resolution microscopy data to identify changes in cellular brain structure in mouse models of autism spectrum disorder (in collaboration with Dr. Gonzalo Otazu and others).
Brianna Yeager (OMSIII) – Project: Cell morphology changes in a mouse model of autism and epilepsy.
William Shin (OMSII) – Project: Astrocyte and GABAergic neuron changes in a mouse model of ASD.
Himani Jani (OMSII) – Project: Astrocyte and GABAergic neuron changes in a mouse model of ASD.
Mohit Gagna (OMSII) – Project: VR-based teaching lab.
Daniel Tanis (OMSIII) – Project: Computational simulations of morphology-physiology relationships of gap junctions at the mesoscale.
Nicholas Frangella (OMSIII) – Project: VR neuroantomy learning and experimentation environment development.
Viraj Modi (OMSIII) – Project: Survey of CBD usage in combat athletes.
Chloe Bodden (OMSIII) – Project: Survey of CBD usage in combat athletes.
Michael Gleeson (OMSIII) – Project: Astrocyte-Oligodendrocyte Gap junction formation and endocytosis.
Maddie Messmer (OMSII) – Project: VR neuroantomy learning and experimentation environment development.
Andrea Watters (OMSIII) – Project: Role of glia and gap junctions in brain function.
Edward Yu (OMSIII) – Project: Role of glia and gap junctions in brain function.
Teena Alex (OMSIII) – Project: Research and tool development for XR (VR/AR/MR) immersive virtual osteopathic medical training.
Christian Yacuk (OMSIII) – Project: Research and tool development for XR (VR/AR/MR) immersive virtual osteopathic medical training.
Olivia Albert – Project: Cell and molecular mechanisms underlying the formation and degradation of heterotypic gap junction channels required for myelination.
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