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Kristen Zuloaga, PhD
Principal Investigator Kristen joined Albany Medical College as an Assistant Professor in February 2017. Kristen obtained her PhD in Biomedical Sciences in 2011 and has been trained by leaders in the fields of neuroendocrinology (Dr. Robert Handa), cerebral vascular physiology and cerebral ischemia (Dr. Nabil Alkayed and Dr. Rayna Gonzales), aging and neurogenesis (MacArthur Fellow Dr. Sally Temple). She is currently funded by an R01 from NINDS, an American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant, and Albany Medical College Start Up funds. |
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Lisa Robison, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow Lisa joined the Zuloaga Lab in August 2017. She received her PhD in Neuroscience from Stonybrook University where she studied how lifestyle factors, such as exercise, affect Alzheimer's disease progression. Lisa's current work focuses on sex differences in the effect of chronic high fat diet/prediabetes on neurogenesis in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease and mixed dementia. |
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Charly Abi Ghanem, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow Charly joined the Zuloaga Lab in August 2019. He received his PhD in Neuroscience from University of Paris-Saclay in France where he studied the role of the androgen receptor in sexual dimorphism and repair of myelin. Charly's current work focuses on the effect of menopause on white matter damage and inflammation in various forms of dementia. |
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Olivia Gannon
Graduate Student Olivia joined the Zuloaga Lab in January 2018. Prior to joining the lab, Olivia was a technician in the Molecular and Cellular Physiology Dept at AMC. Olivia's main project focuses on identifying sex differences in vascular contributions to Alzheimer's disease. |
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Abby Salinero
Graduate Student Abby and Kristen have been working together since 2016, and started the lab together at AMC in 2017. She transitioned from lab manager to PhD in Fall 2019. Abby's main project focuses on identifying sex differences in how prediabetes affects cognitive function in the context of vascular dementia. Abby is also a talented artist and has created beautiful images for our publications. |
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David Riccio Lab Manager David was an intern in the lab in the summers of 2017 and 2018, before joining the lab as lab manager in June 2019. David's projects focus on sex differences during aging and age-related hormonal transitions (eg. menopause). |
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Melissa Thomas Medical Degree with Distinction in Research (MDDR) Student Melissa is starting her first year of medical school as part of the AMC/RPI MDDR program. She joined the lab in September 2017. Melissa's main project focuses on identifying sex differences in effects of high fat diet the liver and heart in otherwise healthy mice and in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. |
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Nathan Albert Medical Degree with Distinction in Research (MDDR) Student Nathan is starting his first year of medical school as part of the AMC/RPI MDDR program. He joined the lab in November 2018. Nathan's main project focuses on identifying sex differences in the effects of high fat diet on neurogenesis in several mouse models of dementia (Alzheimer's disease and mixed AD/vascular dementia). |
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Janvie Naik Medical Degree with Distinction in Research (MDDR) Student Janvie is in her 3rd year at RPI as part of the AMC/RPI MDDR program. She joined the lab in August 2019. Janvie's main project focuses on the effect of menopause on dementia. |
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David Kordit Medical Degree with Distinction in Research (MDDR) Student David is in his 3rd year at RPI as part of the AMC/RPI MDDR program. He joined the lab in September 2019. David's main project focuses on sex differences in white matter damage and neuroinflammation in mouse models of dementia. |
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Lauren Camargo Medical Student Lauren is a second year medical student at AMC who began research in the Zuloaga lab in January 2019. Her project examines sex difference in the effects of prediabetes on neuroinflammation in mouse models of dementia. |
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Febronia Mansour Student, Albany College of Pharmacy Febronia, an undergrad at Albany College of Pharmacy, joined the Zuloaga lab in February 2019. She is examining sex differences in cerebral blood flow and underlying vascular pathology in several mouse models of dementia. |
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Alvira Tyagi Student, Shaker High School Alvira, a sophomore at Shaker High School, joined the Zuloaga lab in February 2019. She is assisting in experiments examining sex differences in neurogenesis and dementia. |
Lab Alumni:
Brian Anderson, MS - Technician
Carly Connor - Intern (undergraduate)
Amanda Custozzo - Med student
Alyssa Galloway - Intern (undergraduate)
Maueve Janecka - Intern (high school)
Katherine Melchionni - Intern (undergraduate)
Dhanisha Nandigama - Intern (undergraduate)
Mishal Razi - Intern (highschool)
Alya Tyson - Intern (post-bac)
Allegra Wu - Intern (undergraduate)