The Team

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Abigail Person, PhD
BA Oberlin College
PhD University of Washington
Neural mechanisms of song learning in songbirds
Advisor: David J Perkel
Postdoctoral fellowship: National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
Sensory integration in VMHvl and role in female lordosis behavior
Advisor: Minmin Luo
Postdoctoral fellowship: Northwestern University
Purkinje integration by downstream targets: roles in information transmission and plasticity.
Advisor: Indira Raman
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

Abed Nashef, PhD
Project: The role of cerebellar output to different downstream structures in motor control and learning.

Susan Coltman, PhD
Project: Forelimb motor unit patterning across learning

Andrew Moran, PhD
Project: Decoding the spatial context of odor information across early cerebellar circuitry during goal-directed reach
GRADUATE STUDENTS

Taylor Yamauchi
Medical Scientist Training Program
Project: Role of cerebellar inputs to the superior colliculus in orienting movements

Courtney Dobrott
Neuroscience Graduate program
Project: Role of cerebellar output in the control of motor coordination
PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Mike Spindle
Sr. Professional Research Assistant
Project: Input/output relationships in the cerebellar nuclei
Undergraduates
Aya Miften
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Project:
ALUMNI AND PAST MEMBERS

Dylan Calame
Medical Scientist Training Program
Project: Tuning of the cerebellar cortex in reaching movements

Jesse Gilmer
Neuroscience Program
Project: Translation of cerebellar output to motor control

Matt Becker
Neuroscience Graduate Program, Medical Scientist Training Program
Project: Role of cerebellum in motor control

Christy Beitzel, PhD
Neuroscience Program
Project: Red nucleus afferents to the cerebellum: structure and function

Ted Doykos
Neuroscience Program
Project: Cerebellar contribution to orienting behaviors

Samantha Lewis

Sawako Fukushima, PhD
(nee Tabuchi)
Project: Engagement of cortical microcircuitry by identified mossy fiber afferents

Elena Judd

Cheasequah Blevins, PhD
Project: Determining kinematic effectors of successful arm movements.