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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/X: @Dr_Ana_P
Snezana Milosavljevic, Ph.D.
Assistant Scientist
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 and completed post-doctoral training at University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She hails expertise in physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and an array of in vivo techniques critical to the laboratory.
Twitter/X: @Dr_SnezanaM
Mindal Reese
Research Specialist
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 and stayed in the lab as a research specialist starting in 2024!
Courtney Wright
Graduate Student
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. In 2024, She has received a SPARC graduate student fellowship and is currently at scholar supported by the Maternal & Child Health Catalyst at USC.
Twitter/X: @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/X: @PiroliMaria
Corbin Witt
Graduate Student
Corbin received his B.S. in Chemistry from Francis Marion University with University Honors. His undergraduate thesis centered on differentiating blood stains and ink stains using Inferred Spectroscopy. He has years of experience working in the pharmaceutical/chemical industry. Corbin joined the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program to earn his Ph.D. in 2024. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his friends and family, making altogether too much tea, and FaceTiming his niece (a cat in Ohio).
Twitter/X: @corbinw96
Nic Rasool
PREP Scholar
(Chaudhry) Nic Rasool received his B.S. in Biological Engineering and a minor in Philosophy from the University of Georgia. He’s joined the lab in 2024 as a PREP Scholar in hopes to learn more about neuroscience and further develop his skills in research. In his free time Nic likes to spend time with friends and family, reading (currently alternating between Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children and James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room), writing short stories, and caring for his houseplants.
Charlie Grant
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Charlie is a senior Neuroscience major at the University of South Carolina, Honors College and he is applying to medical schools. Charlie has received prestigious scholarships and a SURF award at USC. He joined the lab in 2023 and is currently preparing for his honors thesis project and learning all he can! He is also a theatre minor and has been in multiple Columbia productions!
Sam Walther
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Sam is currently a senior at the University of South Carolina majoring in Neuroscience with a minor in Psychology. He is a recipient of the Magellan Scholar Award from USC, and his goal is to pursue his PhD in Neuroscience. In his free time, he loves to play guitar.
LinkedIn: Sam Walther
(dates indicated denote time as a lab member)
Katrina Zabransky
Summer student with the Dorn VA 2024
Katherine Rentschler
PhD Student @UofSC
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