People – Neuroscience Initiative

Administration

Patrizia Casaccia, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Neuroscience Initiative
Einstein Professor of Biology, The Graduate Center, CUNY
Email: pcasaccia@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3180

Kevin Wang
Associate Director, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: kwang@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3181

Pinar Ayata, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Ayata Lab
Email: payata@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3317
Patrizia Casaccia, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Neuroscience Initiative
Einstein Professor of Biology, The Graduate Center, CUNY
Email: pcasaccia@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3180
Susana Mingote, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mingote Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: smingote@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3196
Orie Shafer, Ph.D.
Professor, Shafer Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: oshafer@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3195

Ye He, Ph.D.
Director, Live Imaging and Bioenergetics Facility
Co-Director, MALDI-TOF MS Imaging Facility
Research Associate Professor, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: yhe1@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3182
Jia Liu, Ph.D.
Director, Epigenetics Facility
Director, Rodent Behavioral Analysis Suite
Research Associate Professor, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: jliu1@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3183
A. Duke Shereen, Ph.D.
Director, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Facility
Research Associate Professor, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: ashereen@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3202

Emily Boyd
Research Assistant, Ayata Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: eboyd1@gc.cuny.edu
Darrell Conyers
MRI Technician, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Facility
Email: dconyers@gc.cuny.edu
Benjamin Inbar
Laboratory Manager, Casaccia Lab
Email: binbar@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3193
Catherine Leckie
Research Assistant, Epigenetics Core Facility
Email: cleckie@gc.cuny.edu
Damien Marechal, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Casaccia Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: dmarechal@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3197
Kenneth Ng
MRI Technician, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Facility
Email: kng1@gc.cuny.edu
Thi Ngo
Laboratory Manager, Ayata Lab
Email: tngo@gc.cuny.edu
Hye-Jin Park, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Casaccia Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: hpark@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3192
Rafid Quadir
Technician, Epigenetics Facility
Email: rquadir@gc.cuny.edu
Kelly Veerasammy
Technician, Live Imaging & Bioenergetics Facility, MALDI-TOF MS Imaging Facility
Email: kveerasammy@gc.cuny.edu

Budha Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Shafer Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: bchowdhury@gc.cuny.edu
Abhilash Lakshman, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Shafer Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: labhilash@gc.cuny.edu
Mathilde Pruvost, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Casaccia Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: mpruvost@gc.cuny.edu
Phone: 212.413.3189
Sarah Sternbach, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Casaccia Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: ssternbach@gc.cuny.edu

Anfal Abuhilal
Doctoral Student, Shafer Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: aabuhilal@gradcenter.cuny.edu
David Dansu
Doctoral Student, Casaccia Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: ddansu@gc.cuny.edu
Dennis Huang
Doctoral Student, Casaccia Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: dhuang@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Rhonda Kolaric
Doctoral Student, Mingote Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: rkolaric@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Sami Sauma
Doctoral Student, Casaccia Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: ssauma@gc.cuny.edu
Ipek Selcen
Doctoral Student, Casaccia Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: iselcen@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Jacquelyn Tomaio
Doctoral Student, Mingote Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: jtomaio@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Robert Veline
Doctoral Student, Shafer Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: rveline@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Camila Yattah
Doctoral Student, Casaccia Lab, Neuroscience Initiative
Email: cyattah@gc.cuny.edu