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Kristen Zuloaga, PhD
Associate Professor Kristen joined Albany Medical College 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 Tempe). She serves as both Council member and Education co-Chair for the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences and on the Editorial Board for Biology of Sex Differences. She is deeply committed to mentorship and is Co-Founder/Co-Director of the Albany Postdoctoral Development Program. She is currently funded by an R01 from NINDS, an American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant, and Skarlow Memorial Trust grant. |
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 effects of menopause (in females) or androgen loss (in males) on white matter damage and inflammation in various forms of dementia. |
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 determining the effect of menopause on VCID and assessing the therapeutic potential of brain-specific estrogen. Olivia's work is funded by an American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship. |
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 white matter damage in vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia. |
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. |
Lisa Robison, PhD
Collaborator/Instructor Lisa joined the Zuloaga Lab as a postdoc 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 on neurogenesis in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease and mixed dementia. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Stetson University but continues her reserach in the Zuloaga lab virtually with an Adjunt Instructor appointment at Albany Med. |