People

People are our most important asset and our most successful lab product!

Current Laboratory Members

Martha Bhattacharya is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience. Please visit this page for a more detailed biography and CV. 

Zac Yahiku is a PhD student in the Neuroscience GIDP program. He hails from Hawai’i and graduated from the University of Hawai’i.

Kiara Bachtle is a PhD student in the Pharmacology and Toxicology PhD program. She joined the lab in 2023.

Gamaliel Luna is an undergraduate student researcher in the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program.

Aditi Ghosh is an undergraduate student researcher who is majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology.

Nate Bohart is an undergraduate student researcher who is majoring in neuroscience and cognitive sciences.

Hazel White is a graduate student researcher who is majoring in Microbiology.

Lab Alumni 

Postdoctoral Alumni:

Edward Wickstead, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Midwestern University, Phoenix AZ

Eric Janezic, Ph.D. – Principal Scientist, Pharmacology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA

Bhagyashree Manivannan, Ph.D. – Research Assistant Professor, Florida International University

Graduate Alumni:

Erik Larsen, Ph.D. – postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arizona Cancer Center

Elizabeth Wright, Ph.D. – postdoctoral fellow at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Technician Alumni:

Andrew Powell – Middle School Science Teacher, Queen Creek School District, Phoenix AZ

Hannatu Ismail – Scientist, Quest Diagnostics, Lewisville, TX

Tiffany Cho – Medical student at Liberty University

Nat Klein – Former Research Technician at UCLA

Matt McBride, M.S. – Product Manager at MSE Scientific, Tucson AZ

Chelsea Jarvis, B.S. – Clinical Research Coordinator at IMA Clinical Research, Albuquerque, NM

Undergraduate Alumni: 

Cecilia (Cece) Roessle – Behavioral Health Technician, future MD/PhD student!

Rachel Becker – PhD student at the University of Wisconsin

Gaige Tucker – Research Technician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Hannah Hart – Medical Student at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Susan Sharpe – PhD student at Pennsylvania State University

Sophia Buchanan – Program Aide, Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Arizona

Martha Kiela – Lawyer in Chicago, IL (Former Law Student at Northwestern University)

Hector D. Garcia-Verdugo, B.S. – Research Technician in Dr. Lisa Nagy’s lab, University of Arizona