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Astra Bryant

Astra Bryant

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The Bryant Lab seeks to understand the fundamental biology of soil-transmitted parasitic nematodes. The lab uses the potentially fatal human parasite Strongyloides stercoralis as a powerful new model system for understanding the specialized life history traits of mammalian parasites. We apply a combination of quantitative behavioral analyses, neural imaging techniques, and functional genomics tools that […]

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Josiah Quinn

Josiah Quinn

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Josiah Quinn is a Neuroscience PhD student in the Gillespie Lab. He studies the neural correlates of cognitive decline in normal aging. His research involves evaluating hippocampal activity patterns in young and old rats performing a flexible spatial navigation task that requires cognitive flexibility. […]

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Alec Smith

Alec Smith

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Alec Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics at The University of Washington. Dr. Smith earned his Ph.D. in Tissue Engineering from University College, London (UK) in 2012 before moving to the United States to pursue a career in biomedical research. His expertise includes electrophysiology, molecular biology, tissue engineering, and […]

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