Accomplishments & News

Research Training Update from JHNeurophyte Alumna, Ms. Elizabeth Chu

Dear Dr. Brown and JHNeurophyte Family,

I hope all is well. I just wanted to

send a small update and let you know

that I’m joining the lab of Dr. Huda Zoghbi at the Baylor College of

Medicine! Thank you so much again for all your help these past few years. I’m particularly grateful for your insight and advice. I genuinely couldn’t have done it without you!

Sincerely,

Liz Chu

Congratulations to Ms. Catalina Argandona Lopez, JHNeurophytes Scholar!

JHNeurophytes alumna, Ms. Catalina Argandona Lopez, recently attended the Society for Leukocyte Biology Conference, hosted at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA, along with her research mentor and our program director, Dr. Amanda Brown.  In addition to presenting a research poster on her ongoing research projects, she was also selected to chair a special session titled “Osteopontin and NLRP3: Exploring Their Relationship in HIV-Infected Microglia”. We love to see our program alumni continuing to produce impactful neuroscience, Congratulations Catalina!

Congratulations 2023 Graduates!

Elizabeth Chu

Undergraduate University: St. Johns University
JHU Scholar Cohort: Cohort 2
Education: Bachelor of Science, C/O 2023
Mentor(s): Amanda Brown, PhD
Research Focus: HIV Tat and the Subcellular Mislocalization of the Neuronal Splicing Factor Rbfox3

Kyrian Elekwachi

Undergraduate University: University of Pittsburgh
JHU Scholar Cohort: Cohort 2
Education: Bachelor of Science, C/O 2023
Mentor(s): Amanda Brown, PhD
Research Focus: Effects of HIV on spontaneous neural activity in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND)

Congratulations to Ms. Ariana Vaida, JHNeurophytes Scholar!

Ariana was recently received Duke University’s Diversity in STEM (DiSTEM) award, to support her attendance at the 2023 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Students (ABRCMS)! She will be presenting her exciting research that she has been conducting in Dr. Amanda Brown’s lab.

Well done Ariana!

Congratulations 2022 Graduates!

Catalina Argandona

Undergraduate University: University of Maryland, College Park
JHU Scholar Cohort: Cohort 2
Education: Bachelor of Science, C/O 2022
Mentor(s): Amanda Brown, PhD
Research Focus: Neuroinflammation and inflammasomes

Erika Moe

Undergraduate University: University of Oregon
JHU Scholar Cohort: Cohort 3
Education: Bachelor of Science, C/O 2022
Mentor(s): Amanda Brown, PhD (2021); Leah Rubin PhD, MPH (2022)
Research Focus: Microglial L-type calcium channels in Bipolar Disorder (2021); Impact of HIV on information processing speed (2022)

Fatima Zahra Karkoub

Undergraduate University: Notre Dame of Maryland University
JHU Scholar Cohort: Cohort 2
Education: Bachelor of Science, C/O 2022
Mentor(s): Carlo Colantuoni, PhD; Audrey Knight, PhD
Research Focus: Genetic expression related to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND)

Congratulations to Ms. Erika Moe, JHNeurophytes Scholar!

Erika led an Application Workshop on February 8th 2022. In this video, Erika will take you step-by-step through the summer program application process and will provide insight into how to submit the best possible application.

Congratulations 2021 Graduates!

Destiny Moore

Undergraduate University: Howard University
JHU Scholar Cohort: Cohort 1
Education: Bachelor of Science, C/O 2021
Mentor(s): Leah Rubin PhD, MPH; Asante Kamkwalala PhD
Research Focus: Neurological disorders in virally-suppressed women with HIV

Hannah Greaves

Undergraduate University: Lafayette College
JHU Scholar Cohort: Cohort 1
Education: Bachelor of Science, C/O 2021
Mentor(s): Amanda Brown, PhD
Research Focus: HIV reservoirs in macrophages/microglia (2019); Role of Heat Shock Protein (HSP-90) stress response in HIV-1 and HIV associated comorbidities (2020)

Jeremiah Acosta

Undergraduate University: Howard University
JHU Scholar Cohort: Cohort 1
Education: Bachelor of Science, C/O 2021
Mentor(s): Amanda Brown, PhD; Xiaolei Zhu, PhD
Research Focus: Neurodegenerative disorders and behaviors in HIV

Matthew Berrios

Undergraduate University: Truman State University
JHU Scholar Cohort: Cohort 1
Education: Bachelor of Science, C/O 2021
Mentor(s): Amanda Brown, PhD

Suwilanji Muwowo

Undergraduate University: Boston University
JHU Scholar Cohort: Cohort 2
Education: Bachelor of Science, C/O 2021
Mentor(s): Amanda Brown, PhD
Research Focus: HIV induced aggregate formation and neuropathologic hallmarks in Alzheimer's disease.
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