Seth Tomchik
Dr. Tomchik received his bachelor’s degree in psychology and Ph.D. in biology from the University of Miami. His postdoctoral research at the Baylor College of Medicine and The Scripps Research Institute focused on the neuroscience of learning and memory. He started his lab at Scripps Florida in 2012 and moved to the University of Iowa in 2022. His current research focuses on how learning and neuronal plasticity alter the flow of information in the brain, and how these normal processes are disrupted in disease states.
Aaron Stahl
Dr. Stahl received a bachelor’s/master’s degree in biology from the University of Northern Iowa and a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Cincinnati. His postdoctoral research focuses on the function of neuronal circuits underlying learning and memory.
Prabhat Tiwari
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Valentina Botero
Dr. Botero earned her bachelor’s degree in neuroscience and behavior from Mount Holyoke College and her Ph.D. in the Scripps' Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences. Her postdoctoral research in the Tomchik lab is focused on studying the effects of neurofibromin loss of function on metabolic homeostasis, including modulating metabolic rate, feeding, and energy stores.
Anneke Knauss
Anneke earned her bachelor's degree in Neuroscience from Luther College. She joined the lab in June of 2023 and is researching how Nf1 affects neuronal circuits and behavior.
Hannah Brunner
Hannah earned her bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Biology from Coe College. She joined the lab in May of 2023 and is focusing on the role of Nf1 in metabolic alterations.
Catherine Steele
Catherine earned her B.S. in Genetics at Iowa State University. She joined the lab in the Spring of 2024 and is focusing on the role of several genes in regulating metabolism and behavior.
Jenifer Barrios
Jenifer is studying to earn her bachelor's degree in Health and Human Physiology at the University of Iowa. Her research in the Tomchik lab focuses on the role of Nf1 in modulating neuronal circuit function.
Kara West
Kara received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Augustana College and joined the lab to carry out postbacc research. Her research focuses on how Nf1 impacts behavioral sequencing.
Erin Flugstad
Erin is earning her bachelor's degree in Health Sciences, with a minor in Art, at the University of Iowa. Her research focuses on the role of Nf1 in neuronal circuits mediating motor behaviors and metabolic aspects of NF1.
Ethan Rosendahl
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