UF NEUROSCIENCE
Where passion meets innovation
Welcome to our vibrant community of neuroscience Ph.D. students, where passion meets innovation in the exploration of the brain and nervous system. Our students come from diverse academic backgrounds, united by a shared commitment to advance our understanding of complex neural processes and their implications for health and disease. Through a rigorous curriculum, collaborative projects, and interdisciplinary seminars and journal clubs, our graduate students are not only developing their expertise but also contributing to groundbreaking discoveries that have the potential to transform clinical care and improve patient outcomes.
Current trainees
| Name | Faculty Mentor | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Aloumanis | Amanda Elton, Ph.D. | jaloumanis@ufl.edu |
| Conner Angelle | Paramita Chakrabarty, Ph.D. | connerangelle@ufl.edu |
| Estelle Ayomen | Carol Mathews, Ph.D. | eayomen@ufl.edl |
| Steven Beck | Sung Min Han, Ph.D. | sbeck2@ufl.edu |
| Cristina Besosa | Andrew Maurer, Ph.D., and Sara Burke, Ph.D. | cbesosa@ufl.edu |
| Emma Brock | Matthew LaVoie, Ph.D. | emmabrock@ufl.edu |
| Valerie Cabrera | Adrienn Varga, Ph.D. | valerie.cabrera@ufl.edu |
| Katelyn Caldarone | Michelle Bedenbaugh, Ph.D. | katelyncaldarone@ufl.edu |
| Elizabeth Chapman | Matthew LaVoie, Ph.D. | echapman239@ufl.edu |
| Ian Colello | Erica Dale, Ph.D. | colello.ia@ufl.edu |
Meet some of our Alumni
Study Director at Covance
Latoya Allen, Ph.D.
Graduate Mentor: Gordon Mitchell, Ph.D.
assistant professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Rachel Bailey, Ph.D.
Graduate Mentor: Jada Lewis, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Mental Health
Blanca Sofia Beas, Ph.D.
Graduate Mentors: Jen Bizon, Ph.D. and Barry Setlow, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, clinical health psychology, university of florida
Jeff Boissoneault, Ph.D.
Graduate Mentor: Sara Jo Nixon, Ph.D.
Manager of Technology CommercializatioN, University of Chicago
Brittany Butler, MSPL, Ph.D.
Graduate Mentor: Habibeh Khoshbouei, Ph.D.
Clinical Research Coordinator, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare & Florida State University
Marissa Ciesla, Ph.D.
Graduate Mentor:
pOSTDOCTORAL fellow, UNIVERSITY OF fLORIDA
Tara Cooper, Ph.D
Graduate Mentor: Sara Burke, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abbi (Rosen) Hernandez, Ph.D.
Graduate Mentor: Sara Burke, Ph.D.
postdoctoral fellow, university of Alabama at Birmingham
Caesar Hernandez, Ph.D.
Graduate Mentors: Jen Bizon, Ph.D. and Barry Setlow, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral fellow, baylor college of medicine
Emily Koller, Ph.D.
Graduate Mentor: Paramita Chakrabarty, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, George Washington University school of medicine and health sciences
Sally Moody Ph.D.
Graduate Mentor:
Feasibility Research Analyst, IQVIA Biotech
Michael Pace, Ph.D.
Graduate Mentor: David Borchelt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Basic Science Education Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Kristofer Rau, Ph.D.
Graduate Mentor:
Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University School of Medicine
Sruti Rayaprolu, Ph.D.
Graduate Mentor: Jada Lewis, Ph.D
Neurosurgery Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Amanda Sacino, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduate Mentors: Ben Giasson, Ph.D. and Todd Golde, M.D., Ph.D.
resident in psychiatry, university of pittsburgh
Alfredo Sklar, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduate Mentor: Sara Jo Nixon, Ph.D.
