lab members

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    Jane Taylor, PhD

    Jane is the Charles B.G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience. Her fascination with the brain began after reading Colin Blakemore’s Mechanics of the Mind, which inspired her to pursue neuroscience research. Jane is passionate about mentoring students and loves working collaboratively. She’s a “foodie” who enjoys cooking for friends and family.

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    Songjun (Will) Li, MD, PhD

    Will is a NRTP psychiatry resident interested in understanding the neural circuitry underlying socio-affective dysfunction and designing novel therapeutics to restore prosocial decision-making. He loves spending time outdoors and with family.

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    Henry Kietzman, MD, PhD

    Henry (he/him) is a research-track psychiatry resident in the Neuroscience Research Training Program (NRTP). He is interested in how social experiences change the brain, affecting later choices. He has a cat named Bonnie, who just turned 10 years old.

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    Boram Cho, PhD

    Boram is an Associate Research Scientist, interested in how drug-cue memories and their underlying neural circuits contribute to cocaine seeking and finding ways to weaken these maladaptive memories. She likes cooking new dishes and trying new foods.

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  • Emily Burke

    Emily is a INP PhD student studying the role of norepinephrine in valence processing and associative learning. Outside of lab, she enjoys bouldering, pickleball, and hiking. 

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    Renee (Allie) Cauchon

    Allie is a Postgraduate Associate applying to MD PhD programs. She is interested in studying the intersection between early life experiences and social behavior. She enjoys country line dancing.

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    Genevieve Thibodeau

    Genevieve is a PGA currently applying to PhD programs, after spending 4 years as a varsity student-athlete on the Yale Swimming and Diving team. She is broadly interested in reinforcement learning, flexible decision making, and memory. Her favorite Taylor swift era is Midnights. 

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    Ian Acheson

    Ian is a PGA primarily focused on memory reconsolidation in rodent models of cocaine use disorder. He is a long-distance runner and love the outdoors as well as science fiction books. He is currently applying to PhD programs in Neuroscience.

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    Hugo Lehrach

    Hugo is a Yale undergraduate student majoring in neuroscience in the pre-med track. He is currently doing a senior thesis project exploring social cooperative behavior as a novel intervention for addiction. He is a singer, guitarist, and drummer in the New Haven area.

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    Hayde Sanchez

    Hayde is our lab manager and the jack of all trades. She aims for the lab to run as efficiently and safely as possible. She enjoy lates, and walks with his 12 years old dog, Canner.

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  • Nina Pelias

    Nina is a Yale undergraduate student.

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  • Summer Thompson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Med

    Stephanie Groman, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago

    Michael Honsberger, PhD, Director of Academic Affairs Yale School of Public Health

    Daniel Scott, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, UTSW Medical Center

    Shannon L. Gourley, PhD, Professor, Pediatrics, Emory University, School of Medicine

    Mary Torregrossa, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh

    Johnathan Ploski, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics. Penn State Neuroscience Institute

    Adrienne Betz, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, Quinnipiac University

    Jennifer Quinn, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychology, Miami University of Ohio

    Natalie Tronson, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychology, University of Michigan

    Paul Hitchcott, PhD, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Northampton, UK

    J. David Jentsch, PhD, Professor, State University of New York - Binghamton University

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