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Ana Pocivavsek, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Ana received her B.S. in Psychology from Duke University. She then went on to earn her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Georgetown University, and completed her post-doctoral training at Maryland Psychiatric Research Center at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Ana joined the faculty at University of South Carolina in 2018.
Twitter: @Dr_Ana_P
Snezana Milosavljevic, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Snezana received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Physiology from the University of Belgrade. She went on to complete her Ph.D. in Neuroendocrinology from the University of Bristol. She hails expertise in physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and an array of in vivo techniques critical to the laboratory.
Twitter: @Dr_SnezanaM
Courtney Wright
Graduate Research Assistant
Courtney received her B.S. in Biological Science at the University of South Carolina Honors College (Honors Senior Thesis 2020; recipient of Magellan Award and SURF awards from USC). Courtney is a Ph.D. candidate in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program at USC Columbia School of Medicine.
Twitter: @courtneyjonesw
Maria Piroli
Graduate Student
Maria received her B.S. in Animal and Veterinary Sciences from Clemson University, Honors College. She was the recipient of several prestigious scholarships while at Clemson and joined our lab to further her neuroscience research experience. Maria joined the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program to earn her Ph.D. at University of South Carolina in 2023.
Twitter: @PiroliMaria
Jacob Katz
Research Specialist
Jacob received his B.A. in Psychology from Randolph College and conducted experimental psychology research in the honors college. He joined our team in 2023 and has been eagerly engaged in many aspects of our research to expand his neuroscience knowledge. Jacob also prides himself in knowing all of the flags of the world!
Mindal Reese
PREP Scholar
Mindal received her B.S. in Biology from Claflin University. Her high academic achievements led to prestigious scholarships during her time as an undergraduate student. She joined our lab in 2023 as a PREP Scholar at University of South Carolina to expand her research portfolio.
(dates indicated denote time as a lab member)
Katherine Rentschler
PhD Student @UofSC
Integrated Biomedical Sciences, 2019-2023
Currently postdoctoral fellow at EPA
Emma Sandago
Hayley Nicholson
Undergraduate @UofSC, 2019-2022
Current medical student @UofSCSOMC
Sarisha Menon
Undergraduate @UofSC, 2020-2022
Olivia Moran
Ashley Lewis
Research Specialist, 2018-2020
Twitter: @AMLewis14
Audrey Ditty
Undergraduate @UofSC, 2018-2020
Twitter: @dittyyy
Nathan Wagner
Research Specialist 2018-2021
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Annalisa Baratta
Research Assistant, 2015-2018
Twitter: @annalisa.mae
Silas Buck
Research Assistant, 2016-218
Twitter: @SilasABuck
Carly Fabian
Undergraduate @UMBC
2015-2018