TAMIN

Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience

TAMIN Former Students

Hannah Ballard

Program years: 2017–2022
Advisor: Jessica Bernard
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (Rice University)

Jessica Huebschman

Program years: 2016–2022
Advisor: Laura Smith

Josephina Rau

Program years: 2018–2022
Advisor: Michelle Hook

Kushal Bakshi

Program years: 2016–2022
Advisor: Mike Smotherman
Subsequent position: Neuroscience Data Engineer II at DataJoint

Michael Totty

Program years: 2017–2022
Advisor: Stephen Maren
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (Lieber Institute for Brain Development)

Taylor Huntington

Program years: 2017–2022
Advisor: Rahul Srinivasan

Andy Jeesu Kim

Program years: 2017–2021
Advisor: Brian Anderson
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Southern California)

Eunyoung Bang

Program years: 2016–2021
Advisor: William Griffith

Gizelle Fauss

Program years: 2016–2021
Advisor: Jim Grau
Subsequent position: Clinical Research Associate at Medpace

Omar Sial

Program years: 2015–2021
Advisor: Dr. Carlos Bolanos
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (The Scripps Research Institute)

Reed Ressler, PhD

Program years: 2015–2021
Advisor: Stephen Maren

Aditya Panta, PhD

Program years: 2014–2020
Advisor: Farida Sohrabji

Kiralyn Brakel, PhD

Program years: 2015–2020
Advisor: Michelle Hook
Subsequent position: Biology Core Manager at Hillsdale College
Most recent email: kbrakel@hillsdale.edu

Mabel Terminel, PhD

Program years: 2015–2020
Advisor: Michelle Hook

Nihal Salem, PhD

Program years: 2015–2020
Advisor: Rajesh Miranda
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (The University of Texas)
Most recent email: nihal.salem@austin.utexas.edu

Robert Louis Hastings, PhD

Program years: 2014–2020
Advisor: Wesley Thompson
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (Brown University)

Ryan Massopust, PhD

Program years: 2014–2020
Advisor: Wesley Thompson
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (Brown University)

Ian Smith, PhD

Program years: 2013–2019
Advisor: Wesley Thompson
Subsequent position: Vice President at Logica Ratio, LLC
Most recent email: lsmith@logicaratio.com

Rae Russell, PhD

Program years: 2014–2019
Advisor: Jane Welsh

Seth Haddix, PhD

Program years: 2013–2019
Advisor: Wesley Thompson

Thomas Giustino, PhD

Program years: 2013–2019
Advisor: Stephen Maren
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (Drexel University)

Most recent position: Medical Writer (Axiom)

Bryan Clossen, PhD

Program years: 2010–2018
Advisor: Samba Reddy
Subsequent position: Senior Neuroscientist, Stream Biomedical

Hans Linsenbardt, PhD

Program years: 2012–2018
Advisor: Mary Meagher

Most recent email: hans.linsenbardt@gmail.com
Most recent position: Research Psychologist at the Naval Medical Research Center

Lillian Laiks, MS

Program years: 2015–2018
Advisor: Rachel Smith

Michael Emery, PhD

Program years: 2011–2018
Advisor: Shoshana Eitan
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Michigan)

Travis Goode, PhD

Program years: 2012–2018
Advisor: Stephen Maren
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (Harvard University)
Most recent email: tdgoode@mgh.harvard.edu

Brent Furl

Program years: 2010–2017
Advisor: Mary Meagher

D. Thad Whitaker, PhD

Program years: 2011–2017
Advisor: Anand Swaroop (NIH)

Gillian Acca, PhD

Program years: 2012–2017
Advisor: Stephen Maren
Subsequent position: Science Policy Analyst, National Institutes of Health
Most recent email: gillian.acca@nih.gov

Hsueh Chung (Felix) Lu, PhD

Program years: 2011–2017
Advisor: Jianrong Li

Jingji Jin, PhD

Program years: 2012–2017
Advisor: Stephen Maren
Subsequent position: Data Scientist, State Farm Insurance

Matthew Nye, PhD

Program years: 2013–2017
Advisor: Mary Meagher

Misty Malamakal, PhD

Program years: 2012–2017
Advisor: Jim Grau
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (UT Health San Antonio)
Most recent email: malamakalm@uthscsa.edu

Samantha Trent, PhD

Program years: 2012–2017
Advisor: Michael Smotherman

M. Shawn Bates, PhD

Program years: 2011–2017
Advisor: Shoshana Eitan
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (UPenn)
Most recent email: mlbates@csuchico.edu
Most recent position: Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience (CSU Chico)

Catalina Camacho, PhD

Program years: 2013–2016
Advisor: Mark Zoran
Subsequent position: Research Associate III (School of Medicine UTRGV)

Jarid Goodman, PhD

Program years: 2010–2016
Advisor: Mark Packard
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Texas)

Joel Turtle, PhD

Program years: 2013–2016
Advisor: Jim Grau
Subsequent position: Medical Residency

John Shannonhouse

Program years: 2010–2015
Advisor: Caurnel Morgan
Subsequent position: Akhu Therapeutics, Inc.

Yung-Jen (Kie) Huang, PhD

Program years: 2010–2015
Advisor: Jim Grau
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (Texas A&M University)

Sioui Maldonado, PhD

Program years: 2009–2014
Advisor: Michelle Hook
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (McGill University)

Ximena Paez, PhD

Program years: 2009–2014
Advisor: Mendell Rimer
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Michigan)
Most recent email: genesec@tamu.edu
Most recent position: Associate Director at the Texas A&M Institute for Genome Sciences and Society

Kuan Hsien (Milly) Lee, PhD

Program years: 2008–2013
Advisor: Jim Grau
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Pittsburg Medical Center)

Matthew McMillin, PhD

Program years: 2008–2013
Advisor: Sharon DeMorrow
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (Texas A&M Health Science Center)
Most recent email: matthew.mcmillin@austin.utexas.edu
Most recent position: Assistant Professor at UT Dell Medical School

Dana Pappalardo, PhD

Program years: 2007–2012
Advisor: Wei-Jung Chen
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (Veterans Affairs Hospital)

Joanne Damborsky, PhD

Program years: 2007–2012
Advisor: Ursula Winzer-Serhan
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (Texas A&M Health Science Center)
Most recent email: joanne.damborsky@nih.gov
Most recent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (NIH Center for Compulsive Behavior)

Sarah Woller, PhD

Program years: 2007–2012
Advisor: Michelle Hook
Subsequent position: Postdoctoral Fellow (University of California, San Diego)
Most recent email: sarah.woller@nih.gov
Most recent position: Scientific Project Manager at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)