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The Barson Lab Members

Current Lab Members

Jessica R. Barson, PhD

Jessica R. Barson, PhD


Genevieve Curtis, Graduate Student

Genevieve Curtis

  • Doctoral Student, 2017 – present
  • BS in Neuroscience, 2014, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania

Breanne Pirino, Barson Lab member

Breanne Pirino

  • Graduate Student, 2018 – present
  • BS in Neuroscience and Spanish, 2017, Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Brody Carpenter, Barson Lab Member

Brody Carpenter

  • Master’s Student, 2020 – Present
  • BA in Neuroscience, 2020, Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky

Kathleen Oakes, Barson Lab Member

Kathleen Oakes

  • Medical Scholar, 2020 – Present
  • BS in Psychobiology, 2019, UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Medha Gupta, Barson Lab Member

Medha Gupta

  • STAR Student, 2020 – Present
  • BS in Biological Sciences, 2023 (expected), Drexel University

Past Lab Members

Zachary Merkle, Barson Lab member

Zachary Merkle

  • Master’s Student, 2019 – Present
  • BS in Psychology, 2018, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina

Surya Pandey, Graduate Student

Surya Pandey

  • PhD in Neuroscience, 2019, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Doctoral Student in the Barson Laboratory, 2015 – 2019
  • BS in Biology, 2012, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa

Andrew Gargiulo, Graduate Student

Andrew Gargiulo

  • PhD in Neuroscience, 2019, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Doctoral Student in the Barson Laboratory, 2015 – 2019
  • BS in Neuroscience & Cognitive Studies, Minor in Psychology, 2014, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi

 

Raehan Ahmed

  • MS in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2019, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Master’s Student in the Barson Laboratory, 2018 – 2019
  • BS in Biology, 2017, UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Priyanka Shah, Undergraduate Volunteer

Priyanka Shah

  • Undergraduate Volunteer, 2017 – 2019
  • BS in Biology, 2019, Drexel University

Justina Toma, Undergraduate Volunteer

Justina Toma

  • Undergraduate Volunteer, 2017 – 2019
  • BS in Biology, 2020 (expected), Drexel University

Andrea Fowora, Master's Student

Andrea Fowora

  • MS in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2018, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Master’s Student in the Barson Laboratory, 2017 – 2018
  • BS in Microbiology, 2016, Pennsylvania State University, College Park, Pennsylvania

Anuranita Gupta, Undergraduate Volunteer

Anuranita Gupta

  • Undergraduate Volunteer, 2016 – 2018
  • BS in Biology, 2018, Drexel University

 Lilia Sanzalone, Research Assistant

Lilia Sanzalone

  • Research Assistant, 2017 – 2018
  • BA in Molecular Biology, 2016, Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass.

Preeti Badve, Research Assistant

Preeti Badve

  • Research Assistant, 2015 – 2017
  • MS in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2015, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • BS in Psychology and Biological Sciences, minor in Chemistry, 2013, Carnegie Mellon University
  • In her spare time, Preeti likes to sing and bake

Osman Ozel, Volunteer

Osman Ozel

  • Volunteer, 2015
  • Medical student at Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Medical School
  • Project title: Anxiety as a predictor of ethanol drinking

 
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Neuropeptide disturbances images from the Barson Lab at Drexel University College of Medicine.