Cristian Lasagna-Reeves, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine.
PostDoc. Baylor College of Medicine. Lab of Dr. Huda Zoghbi.
PhD. in Cellular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch. Lab of Dr. Rakez Kayed.
M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, University of Chile.
B.S. in Engineering in Biotechnology, University of Chile.
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Email: cristian.lasagna@bcm.edu
Pablo Martinez, PhD.
Instructor Neurology
Ph.D. in Molecular Biosciences, Andres Bello University.
B.S. in Biological Sciences, Catholic University of Chile.
Email: martipab@iu.edu
Nur Jury-Garfe, PhD.
Instructor Neurology
Ph.D. in Molecular Biosciences, Andres Bello University.
B.S. in Biochemistry, Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile.
Email: njurygar@iu.edu
Henika Patel, PhD.
Post Doc
Ph.D. in Medical Neuroscience, Indiana University
B.S. - M.Sc. Integrated Course, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Trivandrum.
Email: patelhes@iu.edu
Armando Amaro, Ph.D.
Post Doc
Ph.D. in Molecular Biosciences, Andres Bello University.M.Sc. in Biochemistry, Andres Bello University.
B.S. in Biochemistry, Andres Bello University.
Email: aamarose@iu.edu
Constanza Mercado, PhD
Post Doc
Ph.D. in Molecular Biomedicine, Andres Bello University. M.Sc. in Biochemistry, Andres Bello University.
B.S. in Biochemistry, Andres Bello University.
Email: coanmerc@iu.edu
Graduate Student
B.S. in Biotechnology Engineer, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Monterrey, Mexico..
Email: echimal@iu.edu
Enrique Chimal
PREVIOUS LAB MEMBERS AND TRAINEES
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Katie Vanderbosch: Lab Manager and Research Analyst from 2021 to 2025. She is currently working as a Research Compliance Consultant in the Animal Research Protection Office at Indiana University
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Yanwen You: Research Analyst from 2019 to 2025. He is currently Research Analyst at Indiana University.
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Dr. Muriel Mardones: Dr. Mardones was a post-doctoral trainee in the lab from 2023 to 2025. She is currently a post-doctoral trainee at Indiana University.
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Daniella Lopes: Undergraduate student in the lab from 2022 to 2024. She is currently pursuing a PhD at the Neuroscience medical program at Indiana University
Dr. Xavier Taylor: Dr. Taylor was a graduate student in the lab from 2018 to 2021. He is currently an Advisor at Eli Lilly and Company.
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Dr. Pablo Cisternas: Dr. Cisternas was a postdoctoral fellow in the lab from 2018 to 2022. He is currently a Research Scientist at the University of Notre Dame.