People



Poulopoulos Lab in SfN Chicago
Poulopoulos Lab recreating “The School of Athens” at SfN 2019

Lab Members


Alexandros Poulopoulos
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Postdoc, Harvard University
Macklis Lab, Dept. Stem Cell & Regen. Bio.

PhD, Neuroscience, IMPRS
University of Göttingen, Max Planck Institute
Brose Lab, Dept. Mol. Neurobiol.

BSc, Biology
University of Athens

Cheryl Brandenburg
2020-2023 Postdoc, T32 Fellow


PhD, Neuroscience
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Blatt Lab, Hussman Institute for Autism

BSc, MSc, Cell and Molecular Biology
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

Andrea Romanowski (she/her)
PhD student, Molecular Medicine

BSc, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
Palm Beach Atlantic University

Garrett Crutcher (he/his)
PhD student, Neuroscience

BSc, Neuroscience
University of Rochester

Colin Robertson
PhD student, Neuroscience

BSc, Biology
Westminster College

Ro Whitten (they/them)
PhD student, Neuroscience

BSc, Neuroscience
University of Rochester

Postbac, NIH
Beerman Lab

Antonia Papadimas
PhD student, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology

BSc, Public Health Science
University of Maryland, College Park



Olakiitan Blessing Adedeji
ASCEND Scholar


Medical Laboratory Science major
Morgan State University

Elise Caraker
Lab Manager

BSc, Biology
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Poulopoulos Lab, Fall 2023

Lab Alumni

Ryan Richardson
Ryan Richardson
2017-2020 Postdoc, T32 Fellow 
Went on to AAAS Fellowship at NIH!

PhD, Biochemistry, MCB Dept., 
Harvard University
Silver Lab, Wyss Institute for Biol. Inspired Engineering

BSc, Biochemistry, 
Northeastern University

Bekir Altas
2018-2022 Postdoc
Went on to Research Scientist at Boehringer Ingelheim!

PhD, Neuroscience, IMPRS
University of Göttingen
Brose Lab, Max Planck Institute of Exp. Med.

BSc, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Middle East Technical University

Saovleak (Noury) Khim
2019-2022 Postbac & Lab Manager, STAR-PREP Scholar
Went on to PhD in Neuroscience at UMB!

BSc, Cell & Molecular Neuroscience
Temple University

Marilyn Steyert
2018-2020 Research Assistant & Lab Manager
Went on to PhD in Biomedical Sciences at UCSF!

BSc, Biology, St. Mary's College of Maryland 
Amgen Scholar, ΦΒΚ

Corinne Martin
2021-2022 Intern, Nathan Schnaper Program
Went on to internship at Genentech!

Bioengineering major
University of Maryland, College Park

Uriel Jean-Baptiste
2019-2020 Postbac, STAR-PREP Scholar
Went on to PhD in Biophysics at UNC Chapel Hill! 

BSc, Biochemistry, Florida State University
Poulopoulos Lab, Spring 2019