Meet the Team
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Karen Litwa, PhD
TEAM LEADER
BRAIN MAKER
SHE / HER / HERS
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Michelle Cobb
LAB MANAGER
CELL WHISPERER
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Riley Bessetti
PHD STUDENT EXTRAORDINAIRE
PROTECTING SYNAPSES WITH SULFORAPHANE SINCE 2021
SHE / HER / HERS
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VICTORIA FRANK
MASTERS STUDENT
GOLGI STATE OF MIND
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JANNIRE MIRELES-CAMEY
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
NEUROSCIENCE MAJOR
SHE / HER / HERS
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ROBIN THOMAS
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
MARC SCHOLAR
THEY / THEM / THEIRS
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ROSARIO LILLEY
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
BIOLOGY MAJOR
SHE / HER /HERS
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KENDALL WILKERSON
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
BIOLOGY MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH MINOR
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KARA DUBOIS
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
NEUROSCIENCE MAJOR
scientific journeys of former litwa lab members
TAYLOR RUDISILL, MS 2018
LIFE AFTER LITWA LAB:
PHARMACY SCHOOL
AT UNC ESHELMAN SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
KINSLEY TATE, MS 2018
LIFE AFTER LITWA LAB:
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PHD
& NOW INSTRUCTOR AT VA TECH
DAISY PEREZ, BACHELORS 2023
LIFE AFTER LITWA LAB:
DUKE UNIVERSITY PRIME-PREP
AMANDA PETRITSCH, MS 2022
LIFE AFTER LITWA LAB:
PATENT EXAMINER, USPTO
GAELLE DESERT, BACHELORS 2024
LIFE AFTER LITWA LAB:
NEUROSCIENCE PHD STUDIES
AT TULANE UNIVERSITY
EMILY WILSON, PHD 2021
LIFE AFTER LITWA LAB:
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW
Guillermina López-Bendito Laboratory
Instituto de Neurociencias, UMH-CSIC
WESLEY CZIKA, MS 2024
LIFE AFTER LITWA LAB:
Research Assistant III at Q2 Solutions
LEXY PAPARIELLO, PHD 2021
LIFE AFTER LITWA LAB:
IMAGING SPECIALIST LIEBER INSITUTE FOR BRAIN DISORDERS
LAB SHENANIGANS
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LAB OLYMPICS
AUGUST 2024
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Graduation Celebration at Sup Dogs
May 2024
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PI DAY CELEBRATION
MARCH 2024
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VISIT FROM LAB ALUM LEXY
December 2023
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE LITWA LAB
December 2023
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FIRST PLACE DOOR DECORATIONS
December 2023
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Neuroscience Symposium 2024
Ex-CELL-ent Lab Halloween Costumes
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First place poster presentation
RILEY BESSETTI
