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Principal Investigators

Matthew W. Buczynski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Neuroscience
mwb@vt.edu
B.S. University of Michigan
Ph.D. University of California San Diego

Ann M. Gregus, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Neuroscience
agregus@vt.edu
B.S. Villanova University
Ph.D. Weill Cornell
Research Associates and Technicians

Cristina Miliano, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Neuroscience
B.S. University of Palermo
Ph.D. University of Cagliari
cmiliano@vt.edu

Irene Chen
Research Technician
School of Neuroscience
B.S. Virginia Tech
irenec18@vt.edu
Graduate Students

Brieann Brown
Graduate Student
Cellular and Molecular Biology
B.S. University of Michigan
brieann@vt.edu

Chris (Hanzhang) Ding
Graduate Student
Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
B.S. University of Washington
hanzhangd@vt.edu

Yuyang (Yvonne) Dong
Graduate Student
School of Neuroscience
B.S. Georgia Tech
yv0nned0n9@vt.edu

Laura Murdaugh
Graduate Student
Translational Biology, Medicine and Health
B.S. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
lmurdaugh@vt.edu
Undergraduate Students

Madison LaRoche
School of Neuroscience
Major: Clinical Neuroscience
madisonl19@vt.edu

Nicholas Russell
Undergraduate Student
School of Neuroscience
Major: Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
Major: Biochemistry
Minor: Chemistry
nickmr@vt.edu

Star Shepard
Undergraduate Student
School of Neuroscience
Major: Clinical Neuroscience
Major: Biochemistry
star@vt.edu

Maddy Sifford
Undergraduate Student
School of Neuroscience
Major: Clinical Neuroscience
msifford23@vt.edu
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