Lab Members
“Happiness is only real when shared”
Christopher McCandless
Santiago Cuesta, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Santiago is a great cook and napper, and enjoys spending time with his family and friends.
santiago.cuesta@rutgers.edu
Susana Delgado Ocaña, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Susana loves nature, especially plants and flowers. She enjoys a good cup of coffee, kayaking, crafting, and watercolor painting.
sdo41@dls.rutgers.edu
Lucia Guadalupe Ximena Herrera, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Guadalupe enjoys working in teams and sharing talks and experiences. She loves being in the mountains, trail running, and healthy cooking.
LH881@dls.rutgers.edu
Zeyi Cen
Undergrad Student
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Zeyi enjoys museums and photography, and she's recently challenging herself with snowboarding and baking.
zeyi.cen@rutgers.edu
Svara Shah
Undergrad Student
Cell Biology and Neuroscience major (School of Arts and Sciences). Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Svara enjoys writing, art, and exploring new places and loves to read books and try fun coffee drinks.
ss4141@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Jose Cevallos
Rotation Student 2024
Neuroscience Program. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Jose is originally from Lima, Peru, but over time, he moved to New York, where he studied civil engineering at Manhattan College. He later became interested in the sciences at Drew University in New Jersey through neurodegenerative research. Jose is very interested in neuroscience as a whole and looks forward to continuing to do amazing science. A fun fact about Jose is that in his earlier years he used to have 22 cats and a pet Monkey.
jfc181@gsbs.rutgers.edu
Hannah Jia Hsing Smith (they/them)
Rotation Student 2024
Neuroscience Program. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Hannah is broadly interested in motivation, memory, and addiction. They joined Rutgers after completing a B.S. in Neural Science at NYU and a research year at SUNY Downstate, where they studied the cellular and circuit-level mechanisms of hippocampal LTP. Outside of lab, they love traveling and attending hot yoga classes.
hjs98@gsbs.rutgers.edu
ALUMNI
Kaitlin Castell
Rotation Student 2024
Neuroscience Program. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Katie is an avid reader, and in her free time, she loves to try new recipes and spend time with her family, friends, and cats, Noodle and Oliver .
krc188@gsbs.rutgers.edu
Sarah Huang
Rotation Student 2024
Molecular Biosciences Program. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Sarah is a big foodie and enjoys traveling with her friends! In her free time, you can catch her taking long nature walks or adding to her Squishmallow collection.
sch149@gsbs.rutgers.edu
Kaitlin Decker
Rotation Student 2024
Molecular Biosciences Program. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Kaitlin enjoys traveling and exploring the local hiking trails. She's also a lifelong dancer and novice crocheter.
kad351@gsbs.rutgers.edu
Areeha Naveed
Undergrad Student (Project SUPER)
School of Arts and Sciences. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Areeha has a passion for traveling and exploring diverse cultures, having visited over 25 countries. She is an avid bookworm and a coffee enthusiast.
an842@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Emina Elezovic
Undergrad Student (Project SUPER)
School of Arts and Sciences. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Emina enjoys playing volleyball and is a very avid reader. In her free time she loves to explore fun coffee shops and solve puzzles.
ee319@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Siem Tsegay
Undergrad Summer Student (NeuroSURP)
Rising senior in Neuroscience. Macalester College
Siem is a huge sports guy and in his free time, he likes to watch football and play soccer and basketball.
stsegay@macalester.edu