Lucas Sjulson, MD, PhD
Principal investigator
Neuroscientist interested in the neural basis of reward-guided decision-making and drug addiction. Also a psychiatrist interested in developing novel gene-based treatments for clinical use. Father of three children allegedly too young to learn Muay Thai and microcontroller programming who are making progress nonetheless.
Soyoun Kim, PhD
Post-Doc
Systems neuroscientist interested in the decision process. Wanting to understand the role of corticostriatal circuits in goal-directed behaviors. Loves hiking and watching movies.
José Moreno-Larios, PhD
Post-Doc
Electrical engineer who switched to optical physics and finally neuroscience. Keen to apply novel imaging and data processing techniques for in vivo calcium imaging in mice, as well other computational analysis tools for research. Likes fiddling with Linux systems, visiting museums, and cooking.
Eliezyer Fermino de Oliveira
Ph.D. Student
Engineer and systems neuroscientist looking to untangle basal ganglia circuits. Focused on how projections, molecular identity, and functional response shape neural assemblies. Likes to learn about new cultures and food, halal street food connoisseur, will try every restaurant in NYC.
Kelly Clemenza
Ph.D. Student
Interested in studying genetically encoded approaches to modulating maladaptive behaviors in psychiatric disease. An NYC native and avid birder. A very occasional artist in various mediums.
Aleksandra Fryc
Ph.D. Student
Interested in the circuitry of neuropsychiatric disorders and learning techniques to study their activity. Specific new interest in hippocampal ripple behavior. Loves trying new recipes and drawing.
Duy Tran
M.D./Ph.D. Student
Joint MSTP student between the Sjulson and Batista-Brito labs, interested in decision making and impulsive behaviors. Specifically, how PFC activity contributes to the neural circuitry underlying these behaviors. Loves food and nature.
Scott McElroy
Research trainee
Interested in behavioral neuroscience and reward circuitry of the brain. Loves to skateboard, travel, and play rugby.
Season Qiu
Research trainee
Interested in value-based decision making, working memory, reinforcement learning, reverse learning with the help of population coding and behavioral analysis. Other favorite things in life are making friends with lab animals, grappling, dark roast coffee from Umbria, and performance art.
Alumni
Yi Tian
Research trainee, 2019-2021
Current position: PhD student, Biomedical Engineering Program, University of Michigan.
Adam Sugi
Research trainee, 2019-2020
Current position: PhD student, Kerr lab, Max Planck Institute, Bonn, Germany.
Daniela Cassataro
Research trainee, 2011-2018
Current position: PhD student, Callaway lab, University of California San Diego.
Andrea Cumpelik
Research trainee, 2014-2018
Current position: PhD student, Csicsvari lab, Institute of Science and Technology, Austria.
Edith Chung
J. Luke Norena, BA
Research Assistant, 2018-2019
Gabriel Ben-Dor, MD
Current position: Combined neurology/psychiatry residency, NYU Langone Medical Center.
Jacob Kerr
Current position: Cornell Engineering
Simon Fridlyand
High school volunteer, summer 2018
Maesoumeh Mohammadkhani
