Alex Kolodkin
Status: PI, Charles J. Homcy and Simeon G. Margolis Professor of Neuroscience
Hometown: Lanesborough, Massachusetts
Education:
-BA, Wesleyan University
-Research Associate, Yale University School of Medicine
-PhD, University of Oregon
-Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at Berkeley -Faculty, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1995-present
Lab Members
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Jakub Ziak
Status: Postdoctoral Fellow
Hometown: Presov, Slovakia
Education: M.D. Charles University;
Ph.D. Charles University
Research Project: Laminar specific axon branching in the neocortex. Subtype specification of layer 2/3 callosal projection neurons -
Tzu-Huai (Leo) Lin
Status: Postdoctoral Fellow Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan Education: M.S. National Yang-Ming University; Ph.D. Oregon Health and Science University
Research Project: Development of retinal direction-selective circuits
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Karina Chaudhari
Status: Postdoctoral Fellow
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Education: M.S. - St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai; PhD - University of Pennsylvania
Research Project: Development of retinal direction-selective circuits -
James Kiraly
Status: PhD Candidate
Hometown: Menlo Park, CA
Education: B.S. University of Texas at Austin
Research Project: Development of the retinal direction-selective circuit -
Wei-Ming Kao
Status: PhD Candidate
Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan
Education: M.D., Chung Shan Medical University; M.S., National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Research Project: Laminar specific axon branching in the neocortex -
Xinyu Jin
Status: Masters Student
Hometown: Shenzhen, China
Education: B.S., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Project: Laminar specific axon branching in the neocortex -
Luis Guzman Clavel
Status: Research technologist Hometown: Santa Tecla, El Salvador Education: B.A , Amherst College Research Project: Laminar-specific axon branching in the neocortex
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Nyle Dar
Status: Undergraduate research assistant
Hometown: Oshkosh, WI
Education: B.S (Sophomore) JohnsHopkins University
Research Project: Development of neocortical laminar organization
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Travis You
Status: Undergraduate Research Assistant Hometown: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Education: B.S. (Third Year), Johns Hopkins University Research Project: Development of retinal direction-selective circuits
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Nitya Donthi
Status: Undergraduate Researcher
Hometown: Germantown, MD
Education: B.S. (First Year), Johns Hopkins University
Research Project: Development of retinal direction-selective circuits -
Naseer Shahid
Status: Undergraduate research assistant
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Education: B.S (Senior year) Johns Hopkins University
Research Project: Laminar-specific axon branching in the neocortex
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Renata Fu
Status: Undergraduate research assistant
Hometown: Shenzhen, China Education: B.S. (Junior year) Johns Hopkins University
Research Project: Development of retinal direction-selective circuits
Recent Alumni
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Tim Al-Khindi
PhD., 2020
Project: Development of retinal direction-selective circuits
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Joelle Dorskind
PhD., 2021
Project: Laminar specific axon collateral development in the neocortex
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Natalie Hamilton
PhD., 2022
Project: Development of retinal direction-selective circuits
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John Hunyara
PhD., 2021
Project: Development of ipRGCs and RGC subtype regeneration following optic nerve crush
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Andrew Scasny
PhD., 2022
Project: Development of retinal direction-selective circuits
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Sriram Sudarsanam
PhD., 2025
Project: Laminar specific axon branching in the neocortex