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Principal Investigators
Andrea Tedeschi, PhD
Assistant Professor Wexner Medical Center, Department of Neuroscience, Chronic Brain Injury Program Email: andrea.tedeschi(at)osumc.edu ResearchGate www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrea_Tedeschi Phone +1 614 366 6569 Education: MS in Biology and Biotechnology, Insubria University (Italy); Graduate School for Cell. & Mol. Neuroscience, International Max Plank Research School, Tuebingen (Germany) Postdoctoral training: Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (USA); DZNE, Bonn (Germany) |
Wenjing Sun, PhD
Assistant Professor Wexner Medical Center, Department of Neuroscience Email: wenjing.sun(at)osumc.edu ResearchGate www.researchgate.net/profile/Wenjing_Sun5 Phone +1 614 293 2672 Education: BS in Biological Sciences, Nanjing University (China), PhD Basic Medical Sciences Purdue University (USA) Postdoctoral training: Harvard Medical School (USA); University Clinic Bonn, Bonn (Germany) |
Research Assistants
Elliot Dion, B.S. (TEd LAB)
Elliot received his B.S. in Psychology at Florida State University where he studied the visual pathways involved in unconscious distinctions between similar objects. After earning his Master’s degree at the Ohio State University, Elliot decided to join the lab as Research Assistant. Elliot likes doing photography in his free time. Email: elliot.dion(at)buckeyemail.osu.edu Phone +1 614 293 6506 |
Undergraduate students
Julia Myers (TEd LAB)
Julia is a third year Neuroscience Major (cellular/molecular specialization) at Ohio State from Pittsburgh, PA. Ever since joining the Tedeschi Lab in January of 2021, Julia has mainly worked on image quantification, mouse colony maintenance, restocking solutions, dissections, and immunohistochemistry. Julia is also working toward a minor in dance and is the President of a student organization called Buckeyes Against Cancer. In her free time, she likes to go to book shops, spend time with her friends, and go hiking/skiing. Email: myers.2021(at)buckeyemail.osu.edu Phone +1 614 293 6506 Morgan Saul (Sun LAB) Morgan is a fourth-year undergraduate student, majoring in Neuroscience with a Systems / Behavioral specialization on the pre-med track, and is currently working on her Bachelor of Science. Since Morgan joined the lab in March of 2022, she has mainly worked on genotyping, managing the mouse colonies, as well as her general lab undergraduate duties. Outside of the lab she is involved with the Neuroscience Ambassadors ICAN program, OSU Survivor Time and Change, she works for an online English tutoring company called Ringle, and she loves spending time with her friends and family. Email: saul.58(at)buckeyemail.osu.edu Phone +1 614 293 6506 Alaina Scavuzzo (Sun LAB) Alaina is a second-year undergraduate student in Biomedical Engineering. She previously worked as a Student Research Assistant for the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She joined the SUN lab in August of 2021 where she is studying the effects that the PDGFRa gene has on oligodendrocyte precursor cells and myelin development. In her free time, Alaina plays on the OSU Women’s Club Volleyball team, leads a group in Engineers Without Boarders, and ventures to new coffee shops with friends. Email: scavuzzo.9(at)buckeyemail.osu.edu Phone +1 614 293 6506 Sara Sun (Sun LAB) Sara is a second-year undergraduate student majoring in Neuroscience with a systems/behavioral specialization and is currently working on her Bachelor of Science on the pre-med track. Since Sara joined the lab in May of 2022, she has mainly worked on learning aspects of genotyping and other general lab undergraduate duties. In her free time, she does Taekwondo for the OSU taekwondo club, loves to explore cute cafes, and spend time with friends. Email: sun.3052(at)buckeyemail.osu.edu Phone: +1 614 293 6506 Ally Okonak (TEd LAB) Ally is a second year studying Biomedical Science with a Neuroscience minor on the pre-med track. Since joining the lab in September 2022, Ally has conducted genotyping procedures and helped manage the mice colonies. In her free time, she leads a fundraising group in BuckeyeThon, volunteers with the nonprofit A Kid Again, and is involved in her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega, which raises awareness for domestic violence. She also enjoys hiking, skiing, and going to concerts. Email: okonak.2(at)buckeyemail.osu.edu Phone: +1 614 293 6506 |
Laboratory Volunteers
Haven Rodocker (TEd LAB)
In 2022, Haven graduated in Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience at The Ohio State University. Since joining the lab in the spring of 2021, Haven has thoroughly enjoyed experiencing the entirety of the research process from the initial conception of a research question to the final publication of a manuscript. Within the lab, she has assisted in microscopy imaging, image quantification, writing, editing and other general lab undergraduate duties. Her current focus of study involves the role of motivation in rehabilitation programs following spinal cord injury. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, reading, frequenting her favorite coffee shops, kickboxing, and spending time with family and friends. Email: rodocker.7(at)buckeyemail.osu.edu Phone +1 614 293 6506 |
Mascots
Brutus Buckeye
Athletics mascot The Ohio State University Go to link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutus_Buckeye Luna (our social STAR) Pembroke Welsh Corgi www.akc.org/dog-breeds/pembroke-welsh-corgi/ |
Alumni (TEdSun Labs)
Debasish Roy - Postdoctoral Fellow (Aug 2020 - Sept 2022) NOW: getting ready to start a new adventure in life
Hannah Qin Undergraduate Student (Apr 2021 - May 2022) NOW: Undergraduate student at The Ohio State University
Jack Heflin - Undergraduate Student (Mar 2021 - Apr 2022) NOW: getting ready to start a new adventure in life
Arman Bordbar - Research Assistant (May 2021-Aug 2021) NOW: Graduate Student, Virginia Commonwealth University
Molly Larson - Research Assistant (May 2017 - Apr 2021) NOW: MD/PhD program, University of Iowa
Catherine (Lujia) Mo - Research Assistant (Jul 2019 - Apr 2021) NOW: Graduate Student, North Carolina State University
Emily Oakley - Undergraduate Student (Jan 2021 - Aug 2021) NOW: Undergraduate student at The Ohio State University
Antonia Zouridakis - Undergraduate Student (Jan 2019 - Apr 2021) NOW: Research Assistant, Northwestern University
Alex Annett - Undergraduate Student (Oct 2017 - Nov 2019) - The Ohio State University NOW: Medical School, University of Cincinnati
Sidharth Iyer - Undergraduate Student (Feb 2020 - Dec 2020) - The Ohio State University NOW: Undergraduate Student at The Ohio State University
Conrad Kiyoshi - Postdoctoral Fellow (July 2019 - Dec 2020) NOW: Adjunct Professor, Northern Marianas College
Fabio Laredo - Visiting scholar (Sept 2018-Jun 2019) - University of Nottingham NOW: Graduate Student, Fast-track PhD Program, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany)
Julia Plebanski - Undergraduate Student (Jan 2019 - Sept 2019) - The Ohio State University NOW: Java student at Tech Elevator
Liam Stalker - Undergraduate Student (Oct 2017 - Sept 2019) - The Ohio State University NOW: Graduate student, Human factors and organizational psychology, Wright State University
Debasish Roy - Postdoctoral Fellow (Aug 2020 - Sept 2022) NOW: getting ready to start a new adventure in life
Hannah Qin Undergraduate Student (Apr 2021 - May 2022) NOW: Undergraduate student at The Ohio State University
Jack Heflin - Undergraduate Student (Mar 2021 - Apr 2022) NOW: getting ready to start a new adventure in life
Arman Bordbar - Research Assistant (May 2021-Aug 2021) NOW: Graduate Student, Virginia Commonwealth University
Molly Larson - Research Assistant (May 2017 - Apr 2021) NOW: MD/PhD program, University of Iowa
Catherine (Lujia) Mo - Research Assistant (Jul 2019 - Apr 2021) NOW: Graduate Student, North Carolina State University
Emily Oakley - Undergraduate Student (Jan 2021 - Aug 2021) NOW: Undergraduate student at The Ohio State University
Antonia Zouridakis - Undergraduate Student (Jan 2019 - Apr 2021) NOW: Research Assistant, Northwestern University
Alex Annett - Undergraduate Student (Oct 2017 - Nov 2019) - The Ohio State University NOW: Medical School, University of Cincinnati
Sidharth Iyer - Undergraduate Student (Feb 2020 - Dec 2020) - The Ohio State University NOW: Undergraduate Student at The Ohio State University
Conrad Kiyoshi - Postdoctoral Fellow (July 2019 - Dec 2020) NOW: Adjunct Professor, Northern Marianas College
Fabio Laredo - Visiting scholar (Sept 2018-Jun 2019) - University of Nottingham NOW: Graduate Student, Fast-track PhD Program, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany)
Julia Plebanski - Undergraduate Student (Jan 2019 - Sept 2019) - The Ohio State University NOW: Java student at Tech Elevator
Liam Stalker - Undergraduate Student (Oct 2017 - Sept 2019) - The Ohio State University NOW: Graduate student, Human factors and organizational psychology, Wright State University