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As a lab studying biological diversity, we firmly believe that innovations spring from diversity across members. In line with this belief, our lab is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and supportive environment for everyone looking to do, make, innovate, and reinvent the future.

Current Members
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Aki Watanabe

Principal Investigator

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Talia Lowi-Merri

Post-doctoral Research Associate

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Abdullah Ansari

Medical Student

Project: VR app development for science education

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Tamar Goldblatt

Medical Student

Project: Cassowary cranial pneumaticity

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Mohit Shah

Medical Student

Project: digital atlas of crested chicken brain

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Asweel Mehaboob

Undergraduate Student

Project: VR app development for science education

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Hamza Siddiqui

Undergraduate Student

Project: brain-skull integration in developing chickens

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Meredith Taylor

Lab Technician

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Sylvia Marshall

Academic Medicine Scholar

Project: 3-D imaging of human cadaveric eyes; brain shape differences across chicken breeds

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Izza Arqam

Medical Student

Project: brain-skull integration in developing chickens

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Roenell Heerbrandt

Medical Student

Project: neuroanatomy of domesticated chickens

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Mahir Rahman

Undergraduate Student

Project: VR app development for science education

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Siem Satti

Undergraduate Student

Project: brain-skull integration in developing chickens

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Meghan Forcellati

Undergraduate Student (Columbia)

Project: Ratite brain development

Past Members
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Todd Green

Current: Assistant Professor

Department of Basic Sciences

NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, Jonesboro

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Brian Dashore

Undergraduate Student

Project: VR app development for science education (2022–2023)

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Jeff Ng

Medical Student

Project: Cassowary cranial pneumaticity (2021–2022)

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John Thomas

Undergraduate Student

Project: Musical transformation of scientific data (2020)

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Marichelle Pita

Medical Student

Project: New education app for learning human anatomy (2019–2020)

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Alexis Morin

Medical Student

Project: Effect of cranial muscles on developing skull morphology (2019–2020)

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Shebin Tharakan

Medical Student

Project: cranial integration in snakes and lizards (2020–2023)

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Scott Landman

Academic Medicine Scholar

Project: brain-skull integration in developing chickens (2020–2021); internal neuroanatomy of crested chickens (2022)

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Kat Okouneva

Medical Student

Project: brain-skull integration in developing chickens (2020)

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Chun Maung 

Medical Student

Project: New education app for learning human anatomy (2019–2020)

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Mariel Bedell

Medical Student

Project: Brain-skull integration in developing alligators and chickens (2019–2021)

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