Neuro

Jacob M. Weiner

Biography

 

Education: 
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Neuroscience major, Health Psychology minor
B.S., 2023

Thesis Advisor: Esther Krook-Magnuson, Ph.D. 

Publications

For work prior to the UMN MSTP:

UMN MSTP student Jacob Weiner

Rachael B. Schmidt

Biography


Education:  
Brown University
Biology major
B.S., 2021

MSTP Student Governance:

  • Student Advisory Committee, 2024-2026
  • JEDI Committee, 2024-2026
  • WISM, 2024-2026


Thesis Advisor: Anthony Umpierre, Ph.D.  

Publications

For work prior to the UMN MSTP:

UMN MSTP student Rachael Schmidt

Mohammed A. Mashal

Biography


Education:  
Hamline University
Neuroscience major; Religion minor
B.S., 2021

MSTP Student Governance:

  • JEDI Committee, 2024-2025
  • WISM, 2024-2025


Thesis Advisor: Greg Duncan, Ph.D.

Publications

For work prior to the UMN MSTP:

UMN MSTP student Mohammed Mashal

Leslie Estrada

Biography

Education:
University of San Diego
Behavioral Neuroscience major; Chemistry, Biology and Biomedical Ethics minors
B.A., 2022

MSTP Student Governance:

  • JEDI Committee, 2024-2026
  • WISM, 2024-2026


Thesis Advisor: Sade Spencer, Ph.D. 

UMN MSTP student Leslie Estrada

Darwing S. Padilla Rolon

Biography

Education:

University of Puerto Rico - Cayey
Biology major, Neuroscience minor
B.S., 2022

MSTP Student Governance:

  • Student Advisory Committee, 2024-2026
  • JEDI Committee, 2024-2025
  • WISM, 2024-2025


Thesis Advisors: Ann Parr, M.D., Ph.D, Walter Low, Ph.D. 

UMN MSTP student Darwing Padilla Rolon

Laura E. Padilla

Biography


Entering Class: 2019

Education:
Northwestern University
Neuroscience and Spanish majors
B.A., 2017

MSTP Student Governance:

Laura E.

Guldamla Kalender

Biography


Education: 
Carleton College
Psychology and Biology majors, Neuroscience minor
B.A., 2014

Honors & Awards:

UMN MSTP student Guldamla Kalender

Izzabella K. Green

Biography


Education: 
Willamette University
Biology major
Chemistry minor
B.A., 2020

MSTP Student Governance

UMN MSTP student Izzabella Green

Joel F. Reyes

Biography


Education:  
University of Texas - El Paso
Neuroscience major
B.S., 2020

Thesis Advisor: Walter Low, Ph.D.

Publications:

Reyes JF, Devarajan, M, Cai D, Mashek DG. Senescent glia-bridging neuronal mitochondrial dysfunction and lipid accumulation in aging. Life Metab. 2024 Jul 24;3(6):loae031. PMCID: PMC11303841

For work prior to the UMN MSTP

UMN MSTP student Joel Reyes

Nicholas G. Faturos

Biography


Education:  
Amherst College
Neuroscience major
B.A., 2019

Thesis Advisor: Arif Hamid, Ph.D.

Publications:

For work prior to the UMN MSTP

UMN MSTP student Nicholas Faturos