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Christine DeLorenzo, PhD, earned her doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering at Yale University. After completing a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Division of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology at Columbia University, Dr. DeLorenzo was appointed Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurobiology at Columbia University. In 2012, she was appointed Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University. In 2021, she was promoted to Professor. Currently, Dr. DeLorenzo has three active R01 research grants with Dr. Ramin Parsey.
Ramin Parsey, MD PhD, is an internationally recognized expert in the neuroimaging of depression and mood disorders. He has successfully directed clinical translational research studies since 2006, first as the Director of the Brain Imaging Division of Columbia University and, currently, as Director of PET Research. In that time, Dr. Parsey produced clinically relevant manuscripts using PET, neuropsychological assessments, and pharmacokinetic data that shaped our understanding of the role of neurotransmitter systems, for example, serotonin 1A receptors in depression.
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Laraib Ijaz, Neuroscience MS '15, Understanding the biological basis of cognitive impairment in Multiple Sclerosis using MRI, DTI and PET
Raja Pillai, Neuroscience PhD '17 (MD/PhD Program), Using EEG and PET to predict therapeutic effect of SSRIs
Lauren Delaparte, Psychology PhD '18, Using diffusion imaging to understand the pathophysiology of anxiety in depression
Mala Ananth, Neuroscience PhD '19, Pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease using a mouse model and PET studies
Elizabeth Bartlett, Biomedical Engineering PhD '19, Non-invasive quantification of PET imaging
Nandita Joshi, Electrical Engineering PhD '19, Improving PET reconstruction techniques for higher accuracy and resolution
Kathryn Hill, Neuroscience PhD '21 (MD/PhD Program), The role of cerebellar cholinergic tone in cognitive decline
Farzana Ali, Biomedical Engineering PhD '22 (MD/PhD Program), Predicting treatment response using brain imaging and actigraphy
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Alexandra Suzanne Ferraiuolo, 2012
Grace Lawal, 2012 - 14
Ashwin Malhotra, 2013 - 16
Brian Szeglin, 2013 - 16
Farzana Ali, 2013 - 15
Joshua Kaufman, MD, 2013 - 15
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Rosemarie Boyle, 2013 - 14
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Rakesh Gopalkumar, MD, 2013 - 14
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Cagdas Eker, PhD, 2014 - 15
Arjun Iyer, 2014 - 15
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Andrew LaBella, 2014 - 15
Kiriana Morse, 2014 - 15
Bentley Strockbine, MD, 2014 - 15
Vinosh Mathuranayagam, 2014 - 15
Brendan Zareno, 2014 -15
Anzhou Zhang, 2014 - 15
Maksym Doroshenko, MD, 2014
Ien Li (Simons Student, Intel Finalist), 2014
Matthew McClure, 2014
Casey Odesser, 2015
Ryan O’Rourke (SUNY Brain Summer Scholars Program), 2015
Allan Wu (Simons Student), 2015
Shahira Amin (Simons Student), 2016
Yu Jin, 2016
Jesse Lifavi, 2016
Samita Mohanasundaram, 2016
Dhruti Patel, MD, 2016
Katarzyna (Kasia) Lee, 2016 - 17
Priya Sharma, MD, 2016 - 17
Samantha Goldstein, 2017 -
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Alexander Hogenhuis, 2017
Matthew Nemesure, 2017
Anjali Narayan, MD, 2018 -22
Irene Moshkovich, 2018 - 19
Bennett Wechsler, MD, 2018 - 19
Feiyang (Daisy) Dai (Regeneron Top 300 Finalist), 2019 -
Joshua Jones, 2019 - 22
Reza Aziz, 2019 - 20
Nayan Kondakalla, 2019 - 20
Shruti Gautam (Simons Student), 2020 - 21
Samir Batheja (Regeneron Top 300 Finalist, 3rd Place, New York State Science and Engineering Fair), 2020 -
Gabriel Davis, 2020 - 21
Brianna Donnelly, 2020 - 23
Ava Saffren, 2021 - 22
David Wu, 2021 -22
Alana Yemm, 2021-
Amanda Wang (2022 & 2023 URECA Summer Research Program ), 2022 -24
Jayden Neidell, 2023 -
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Ryan O'Rourke, Binghamton University, SUNY Brain Summer Scholars Program
Ramin Parsey, Senior Scientific Advisor of CUBIT
Christine DeLorenzo, Director of CUBIT
Tony Jin, Laboratory Manager
Allan Wu, Cupertino High School, Simons Summer Research Program
Bottom row
Nadia Purbowati, Stony Brook University
Samantha Rossano, Stony Brook University
Casey Odesser, Hastings High School
Top row
Tony Jin, Laboratory Manager
Christine DeLorenzo, Director of CUBIT
Ramin Parsey, Senior Scientific Advisor of CUBIT
Anzhou Zhang, Stony Brook University
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Catherine O. Smith, Ward Melville High School
Samantha Rossano, Stony Brook University
Ien Li, Jericho High School
Nadia Purbowati, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
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