de Belle examines how the brain wires, works and changes to support learning and memory in flies and humans.

Her project focuses on astrocyte-microglia interactions in ALS/FTD and how neuroinflammation contributes to disease onset and progression.

Kelsi Watkins is a Ph.D. student investigating single-cell transcriptomic and gene regulatory changes in the macaque brain across age and social status.

Dr. Phan uses next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics tools to focus on viral metagenomics, virus discovery and viral genomics for transmission and evolution.

Samyabrata (Sam) Sen is a PhD student at ASU studying the Type IX Secretion System, bacterial motility, and gut microbiome interactions through a mix of microbiology and computational approaches.