{"id":11,"date":"2015-01-23T10:43:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T15:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/holab\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:47:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:47:53","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/holab\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bu-slideshow-container people autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-470\" data-slideshow-name=\"people\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-fade\" id=\"bu-slideshow-470\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-470_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-top-center\"><img src=\"\/holab\/files\/2024\/05\/2-992x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-470_1\" class=\"slide \"><div 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<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Principal Investigators<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-415 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/holab\/profile\/angela-ho\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2022\/06\/angela-circle-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Angela Ho<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor of Biology<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-433 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/holab\/profile\/uwe-beffert\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2022\/06\/uwe-circle-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Uwe Beffert<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant Professor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card card-member card-plain\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"container container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2022\/07\/Sabrina-circle.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"533\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Sabrina Kistler<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(Biomolecular Pharmacology)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:skistler@bu.edu\">skistler@bu.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> B.S. in Biology from Penn State University<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Research:<\/strong> Sabrina&#8217;s research is focused on understanding the role of APOER2 splicing and its relevance to Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. She is using both human brain samples and mouse models to investigate how APOER2 splice variants are connected to disease progression.<br \/>\n<strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> Sabrina enjoys baking, puzzles, reading, and watching The Real Housewives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2022\/08\/channa_circle.png\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Channa Bao<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(Biomolecular Pharmacology\/ Biogen)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:cbao2@bu.edu\">cbao2@bu.edu <\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> B.S. in Neuroscience and Behavior from Columbia University<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Research:<\/strong> Channa&#8217;s research interests are in neuropharmacology and neurobiology. She is interested in investigating the molecular and cellular processes that underpin neurological disorders with the goal of characterizing novel therapeutic targets or strategies that can impact disease pathophysiology.<br \/>\n<strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> Channa likes drawing, travelling, and her pet rabbits<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2023\/08\/Mingqi_circle.jpeg\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Mingqi Sha<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(Neurobiology)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:msha@bu.edu\">msha@bu.edu <\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> B.S. in Biology from Brandeis University<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Research:<\/strong> Mingqi\u2019s research interests are investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders. She is interested in studying gene\/protein regulators and understanding what their roles are in the biological or pathogenic pathway.<br \/>\n<strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> Mingqi enjoys jogging, playing the piano, traveling and eating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2024\/05\/Negar_circle.png\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Negar Rahmani<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(Graduate Program in Neuroscience)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:rahmanin@bu.edu\">rahmanin@bu.edu <\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> B.S. in Nursing from Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, M.S. in Neuroscience from University of Rhode Island<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Research:<\/strong> Negar&#8217;s research focuses on uncovering the biology of resilience-associated genes in Alzheimer&#8217;s disease (AD), such as Reelin and the recently identified RELN-COLBOS mutation, with particular emphasis on their cell-type specificity and selective vulnerability within the entorhinal-hippocampal circuit.<br \/>\n<strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her cat, practicing yoga, and weightlifting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2024\/10\/Jared_circle.png\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Jared Tague<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(Biology)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jaredt99@bu.edu\">jaredt99@bu.edu <\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> B.S. in Biology from University of Massachusetts Lowell with a Minor in Psychology<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Research:<\/strong> Jared&#8217;s research focuses on purifying Reelin and ApoE to investigate their interactions with the transmembrane receptors APOER2 and VLDLR, along with their splice variants, aiming to understand their roles in receptor-ligand binding dynamics.<br \/>\n<strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> In his free time, he enjoys reading for his book club, bar trivia, poker with his friends, and hanging out with his cat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2025\/05\/HannahHM.png\" width=\"414\" height=\"414\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Hannah Hawks-Mayer<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(Graduate Program in Neuroscience)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:hannahhm@bu.edu\">hannahhm@bu.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> B.S. in Biology from Virginia Tech<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Research:<\/strong> Hannah investigates how the protective Reelin variant RELN-COLBOS influences tau pathology in the entorhinal cortex, one of the earliest regions affected in Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Her goal is to uncover cellular mechanisms by which Reelin may confer resilience to AD progression.<br \/>\n<strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> Hannah enjoys reading fantasy books, running, listening to true crime podcasts, and traveling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_6735-2-e1773351117121.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"130\" class=\" wp-image-825 aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Lyndsey Lipson<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(Graduate Program in Neuroscience)<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/llipson1@bu.edu\"><span>llipson1@bu.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> BS in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University.<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Research:<\/strong> Lyndsey&#8217;s research focuses on understanding the role of APOER2 splicing and signaling and its involvement in Alzheimer\u2019s disease progression.<br \/>\n<strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> In her free time, she enjoys reading, hot yoga, going to concerts, and traveling the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card-member card-plain\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"card card-member card-plain\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"container container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"question\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Undergraduate Students (Current)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2025\/04\/layla_circle.png\" width=\"284\" height=\"284\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Layla Nguyen<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2025\/04\/bora_circle.png\" width=\"284\" height=\"284\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Win Rati (Bora) Oo<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2025\/04\/abigail_circle.png\" width=\"284\" height=\"284\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Abigail Wagner<\/h3>\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Elizabeth Lam<\/h3>\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Kimhun Tuntikawinwong<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Alumni Graduate Students\/Postdocs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2025\/05\/Rachel_circle.png\" width=\"182\" height=\"182\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Rachel Bozadjian<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(Bioinformatics)<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Education:<\/strong> B.S. in Biopsychology from UC Santa Barbra<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Research:<\/strong> Rachel&#8217;s research is exploring alternative splicing in Alzheimer\u2019s disease using PacBio Iso-Seq pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2025\/05\/Riya.png\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Riya Jadhav<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(Bioinformatics)<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Education:<\/strong> B.S. in Biochemistry from University of Mumbai<br \/>\n<strong>Thesis Research:<\/strong> Riya is using AlphaFold-Multimer to model interactions between Reelin, ApoE, and their receptors (ApoER2, VLDLR, LDLR). Her goal is to assess AF-M\u2019s accuracy by comparing predictions to experimental data and explore whether Reelin and ApoE compete or cooperate at shared binding sites.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"card card-member card-plain\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2022\/06\/hannah-circle-636x636.jpg\" width=\"393\" height=\"393\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Hannah Axten Waxman, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Graduate Program &#8211; Neurobiology<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Business Development Manager, Biocytogen<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Thesis:\u00a0<\/b>Elucidating the role of Foxr1 in mouse embryonic brain development<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2022\/06\/Gavin-circle.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Gavin Lagani, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Graduate Program &#8211; Neurobiology<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Senior Scientist, MeiraGTx<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Thesis:\u00a0<\/b>Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of acute reelin signaling in regulating the proteome and actin cytoskeleton during neurodevelopment<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2022\/08\/christina_circle-636x636.png\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Christina Gallo, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Graduate Program &#8211; Biomolecular Pharmacology<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Senior Scientist, Biogen<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Thesis:\u00a0<\/b>Alternative splicing of APOER2 across the evolution of the vertebrate brain and its relevance to Alzheimer&#8217;s disease<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2022\/08\/shawna_circle-636x636.png\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Shawna Henry, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Graduate Program &#8211; Cell and Molecular Biology<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Senior Scientist, City Therapeutics<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Thesis:\u00a0<\/b>Characterization and exploiting the amyloid precursor protein &#8211; Mint1 interaction as an Alzheimer&#8217;s disease therapeutic target<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2022\/08\/keri_circle-636x636.png\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Keri Omuro, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Graduate Program &#8211; Graduate Program in Neuroscience<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Institutional Data Analyst, College Kickstart<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Thesis:\u00a0<\/b>Identification of novel Apolipoprotein E receptor 2 splice variants and their role in synaptic transmission<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2022\/08\/andressa_circle-636x636.png\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Andressa Mota, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Graduate Program &#8211; MCBB<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Scientist, Berg Health<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Thesis:\u00a0<\/b>Forkhead Box R1-mediated stress response linked to a case of human microcephaly and progressive brain atrophy<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2022\/08\/amy_circle-636x636.png\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Amy Ying Lin, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Graduate Program &#8211; Biomolecular Pharmacology<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Scientist II, Intra-Cellular Therapies<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Thesis:\u00a0<\/b>Autism associated Mint2 mutation alters neurexin trafficking and synaptic function<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2022\/08\/greg_circle-636x636.png\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Greg Dillon, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Graduate Program &#8211; Neurobiology<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Scientist II, Biogen<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Thesis:\u00a0<\/b>Microtubule plus-end binding protein CLASP2 in neural development<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2025\/04\/Sarah-Sullivan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"416\" class=\" wp-image-754 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/holab\/files\/2025\/04\/Sarah-Sullivan.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/holab\/files\/2025\/04\/Sarah-Sullivan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/holab\/files\/2025\/04\/Sarah-Sullivan-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Sarah Sulllivan, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Graduate Program &#8211; Cell and Molecular Biology<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Principal Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Thesis: <\/b>Mint-dependent regulation of amyloid precursor protein trafficking and processing in neurons<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2025\/04\/Jeremy-Chaufty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"352\" class=\" wp-image-753 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/holab\/files\/2025\/04\/Jeremy-Chaufty.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/holab\/files\/2025\/04\/Jeremy-Chaufty-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/holab\/files\/2025\/04\/Jeremy-Chaufty-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Jeremy Chaufty, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Graduate Program &#8211; Neurobiology<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Principal Scientist, UCB<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Thesis: <\/b>Protein sorting and trafficking by neuronal adaptor proteins: characterization of a conserved\u00a0dendritic targeting motif on Kv4 channels and endocytic sorting of APP by Mint2\/X11L<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<div class=\"avatar avatar-danger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"...\" class=\"img-circle aligncenter\" src=\"\/holab\/files\/2023\/01\/tina-636x477.jpg\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"big-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Maria F. Matos, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Postdoctoral Associate<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"panel-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Senior Project Manager, Yale School of Medicine<\/h4>\n<div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Autoinhibition of Mint1 regulates APP binding and processing<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"question\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Undergraduate Students (Past)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Margo Dowgiewicz (Teach for America)<br \/>\nArya Gupta (Medical Assistant at DermPhysicians of New England)<br \/>\nMarcus Kankkunen (Medical Student at Avedisian &amp; Chobanian Boston University Medical School)<br \/>\nInna Kuznetsova<br \/>\nAnna-Maria Marinescu (Medical Assistant at Atrius Health)<br \/>\nSahana Natarajan (Research Associate I at the Broad Institute)<br \/>\nEvelyn Harper (Lab Technician at Massachusetts Eye and Ear)<br \/>\nAnna Natrakul (Clinical Care Technician at Tufts Medical Center)<br \/>\nEmily Kim (Master&#8217;s Student, Boston University)<br \/>\nShivani Raghunath Rao (Medical Student, Duke Medical School, Singapore)<br \/>\nFeodora Bertherat (Graduate Student, Oxford University)<br \/>\nLauren Scrandis (Student Nurse University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center)<br \/>\nAlice Chiang (Graduate Student, Knoxville Master&#8217;s Physician Assistant Studies Program)<br \/>\nTaylor Hall (SURF Student \u2013 2017; Medical Student, UCSF)<br \/>\nJulia Hacker (Research Technician, Children&#8217;s Hospital PA)<br \/>\nConnor Kenny (Graduate Student, MIT)<br \/>\nChristine Learned (Medical Student, Albany Medical College)<br \/>\nElias Fong (Data Strategy and Design at ACEA)<br \/>\nCamila Tyminski (Medical Student, Boston University School of Medicine)<br \/>\nAlicia Dupre (Medical Student, Boston University School of Medicine)<br \/>\nKirsten Kuhn (Undergraduate, Boston University)<br \/>\nTammo Heinrich (High School Student, Germany)<br \/>\nMelissa Cao (RISE student \u2013 2015)<br \/>\nSheila Okere (SURF Student \u2013 2014)<br \/>\nSebastian Gil (SURF Student \u2013 2013)<br \/>\nJohn Kambouris (Intern-Biomaterials Research, Bioventus)<br \/>\nHena Choudhry (Graduate Student, Columbia University)<br \/>\nJosefa Sullivan (Graduate Student, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)<br \/>\nChristine Stuart (Research Assistant, National Institute of Health)<br \/>\nDomenic Filingeri (Medical Student, Boston University School of Medicine)<br \/>\nAlexander Moise (Medical Student, University of Cinninnati)<br \/>\nDana Simmons (Graduate Student, University of Chicago)<br \/>\nAnthony Esposito (Medical Student, Boston University School of Medicine)<br \/>\nSamantha Bettencourt (Account Manager, Caradigm)<br \/>\nHan Park (Graduate Student, Postech University, Korea)<br \/>\nFelecia Marottoli (Graduate Student, University of Illinois, Chicago)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Principal Investigators Graduate Students Sabrina Kistler (Biomolecular Pharmacology) Email: skistler@bu.edu Education: B.S. in Biology from Penn State University Thesis Research: Sabrina&#8217;s research is focused on understanding the role of APOER2 splicing and its relevance to Alzheimer&#8217;s disease. 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