Lab members

Nikhil Sharma (BS, Johns Hopkins University, PhD, Harvard University, Assistant Professor), 2021-

Nikhil received his B.S. in Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University in 2009. There he worked on the development of sympathetic neurons. He then went to Harvard University and earned a Ph.D. under the guidance of Dr. Michael E. Greenberg in Molecular and Cellular Biology studying the transcriptional mechanisms leading to neuronal activity induced gene expression as well as their contribution to synaptic development. He then performed postdoctoral research on the development of sensory neuron subtypes and using this information to decipher what types of sensory information each neuronal subtype encodes. He then established his independent research group at Columbia University studying the basic biology underlying the peripheral nervous system function

Pranav Reddy (BS, Johns Hopkins University, Research Assistant), 2021-

Pranav received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 2021. There he worked at the Center for Cell dynamics in the lab of Bin Wu in the School of Medicine.

David Shi (BS, Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D. Student) 2021-

David received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 2021. There he worked in the Institute of Nanobiotechnology and the Center of Imaging Science, Mathematical Analysis of Neuroimaging of the Cerebral Brain Laboratory.

Catherine Siu (BS, Johns Hopkins University, M.D. Student) 2023-

Catherine received her B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Johns Hopkins University in 2021 and worked on C. rodentium in the BMB Department at the School of Public Health as well as in the Calabresi lab at the School of Medicine. She is an M.D. student at the Stony Brook School of Medicine and a visiting student in the laboratory.

Christopher Walker (BS, Columbia University, Research Assistant), 2021-

Christopher received his B.S. in Psychology and Statistics from Columbia University in 2021. He has worked as an undergraduate in the laboratory since 2021 as well as participated as a NCAA Division I 1st team All American on the fencing team. In 2023, he join the laboratory as a full time research assistant.