Lab Members
Lab Members
Principal Investigator

Research Interest: Glia-neuron interactions during synaptic plasticity in health and disease
Faculty

Research Interest:
Assistant Professor of Neurobiology at St. Mary's College of Maryland
Postdoctoral Scholars

MaKenna Cealie, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Postdoctoral Associate
Research Interest:
The effects of developmental alcohol exposure on glia and neurons

Mark Stoessel, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Postdoctoral Associate
Research Interest:
Pathways that control cerebellar microglia dynamics and how these pathways contribute to cerebellar physiology and function
Research Staff
Graduate Students

Research Interest:
The role of microglia in regulating amyloid pathology over the course of Alzheimer's disease

Gavin Piester, B.S.
MSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)
MD - Medical Education (M.D.)
PWD - PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of Disease
MSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)
MD - Medical Education (M.D.)
PWD - PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of Disease
Research Interest:
The effects of modulating Sigma-1 receptor signaling on pathogenic activities of astrocytes in Parkinson's Disease

Research Interest:
Investigating the effects of developmental exposures to environmentally relevant toxicants on glia and neurons

Research Interest:
Perturbations in microglia/neuronal communication following radiation