Present Members

Michele Permenter

Senior Research Assistant, III

530-754-5943

mpermenter@ucdavis.edu

Sahana Srivathsa

PhD Candidate, Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience

sahanasrivathsa@email.arizona.edu

Marc Zempare

Graduate Student, Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience

mzempare@email.arizona.edu

Kim Bohne

Senior Research Specialist

520-626-2312

kbohne@email.arizona.edu

Jeri Meltzer

Senior Research Specialist

jmeltzer@nsma.arizona.edu

Monica Chawla, Ph.D.

Associate Research Scientist

mchawla@nsma.arizona.edu

Olivia Guswiler

Laboratory Coordinator II

520-626-2995

guswiler@arizona.edu

Kelsey McDermott

PhD Candidate, Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience

kelseymcdermott@email.arizona.edu

Yu Jung Chen

Graduate Student, Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience

yjchen0916@email.arizona.edu

Yvette Bolla

Program Manager, UA Precision Aging Network

520-626-7871

ybolla@arizona.edu

Peggy Nolty

Executive Assistant to the Director

520-626-3894

panolty@email.arizona.edu

Carol A. Barnes, Ph.D.

Regents Professor, Department of Psychology, Director, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute

520-626-2616

carol@nsma.arizona.edu

Suraj Kopparapu

Undergraduate Class of 2025

Major: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Minors: Molecular & Cellular Biology

Alyssa Nether

Laboratory Coordinator II

(520) 626-2995

ann1998@arizona.edu

Lydia Nguyen

Undergraduate Class of 2025

Major: Physiology

Minors: Psychology, Biochemistry, Vietnamese, Studio Art

Veronica Peralta

Fiscal Officer

vperalta@arizona.edu

Mia Sponseller

Undergraduate Class of 2026

Major: Statistics & Data Science, Physiology & Medical Sciences

Christopher Sterzinar

Laboratory Coordinator II

(520) 626-2995

csterzinar@arizona.edu

Meghana Warrier

Undergraduate Class of 2025

Majors: Neuroscience & Cognitive Science, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Minors: Psychology