People
We are a highly motivated team aiming to provide a deep understanding how molecules and behaviors interact with each other in the brain. Projects in the lab are typically developed through extensive discussion and brainstorming, and are often pursued through a collaborative manner with a postdoc or a student leading the project.
Wei Lu
Senior Investigator
Ph.D., New York University (with Edward Ziff)
Postdoctoral fellowship, UCSF (with Roger Nicoll)
Email: luw4@mail.nih.gov
Phone: 301-594-6207
Biologist/Lab Manager
Qingjun Tian (since April 2017)
Expertise: rodent colony management, neuronal culture and in utero electroporation
Email: qingjun.tian@nih.gov
Phone: 301-594-2337
Research Fellows
Wenyan Han (Since June 2016)
Ph.D. Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
Research: Biology and physiology of GABA-A receptors, psychopharmacology, behavior
Expertise: electrophysiology, biochemistry and behavior
Email: wenyan.han@nih.gov
Phone: 301-594-2337
Saurabh Pandey (Since July 2017)
Ph.D. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
Research: Intracellular signaling for GABAergic synapse development
Expertise: Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
Email: saurabh.pandey@nih.gov
Phone: 301-594-2337
Postdoctoral Fellow
Guohao Wang (Since August 2020)
Ph.D. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research: Identification and characterization of proteins binding to GABA-A receptors
Expertise: Biochemistry and Genetics
Email: guohao.wang@nih.gov
Phone: 301-594-2337
Shixiao Peng (Since March 2022)
Ph.D. Nanjing University, China
Research: GABA systems in peripheral nervous system
Expertise: Electrophysiology and Neural Circuit Function
Email: shixiao.peng@nih.gov
Phone: 301-594-2337
Miriam Edith Reyes Mendez (Since July 2023)
Ph.D. University of Colima, Mexico
Research: Regulatioin of GABA-A receptors and GABAergic transmission by auxiliary subunits
Expertise: Electrophysiology
Email: miriam.reyesmendez@nih.gov
Phone: 301-594-2337
Postbac Students
Starlina Shepard (Since July 2023)
BS, Virginia Tech, Clinical neuroscience and Biochemistry
Research: GABA-A receptor function
Expertise: Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
Email: starlina.shepard@nih.gov
Sophia Ostergren (Since August 2023)
BS, University of Minnesota, Nutrition and Neuroscience
Research: Synapse development and function
Expertise: Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
Email: sophia.ostergren@nih.gov
