OUR TEAM
François St-Pierre, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator & Chief Protein Hacker
Vivian L. Smith Endowed Professor, McNair Scholar, and Associate Faculty
Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Baylor College of Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University
Graduate Student Advisor
Neuroscience Program, Baylor College of Medicine
Chemical, Physical and Structural Biology Program (CPSB), Baylor College of Medicine
Quantitative and Computational Biosciences Program (QCB), Baylor College of Medicine
Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology Program (SSPB), Rice University
Applied Physics Graduate Program, Rice University
Bioengineering Graduate Program, Rice University
Management Team
Elizabeth Straley
Lab manager
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Neuroscience
Angela Salazar
Research Technician I
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Neuroscience
Research Staff
Mona Thorat, M.S.
Research Assistant II
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Neuroscience
Zubayer Ibne Ferdous, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Neuroscience
Gregory Martin Foran,
Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Neuroscience
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Molecular Cloning Specialist
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Developing and optimizing high throughput screens for mammalian cells.
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NSERC Post- Graduate Scholarship winner 2020-2023
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Ontario Graduate scholar 2018-2020.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Alex James McDonald, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Neuroscience
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Development of next generation GEVIs for voltage imaging
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Optimization of opsins for use in neuronal silencing
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Anastasia Mamontova, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Neuroscience
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Development of novel genetically encoded voltage indicators with improved response, brightness and photostability
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Moscow State University Scholarship 2013
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E.S. Severin Award 2013
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Moscow Government Scholarship 2015
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Michelle Ann Land, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Neuroscience
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Development of fast and photostable genetically encoded voltage indicators for two photon detection of voltage dynamics in vivo
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2023 Welch Conference -Poster Presentation Award
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2023 TPDA for Neuroscience
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2022 U.S. underrepresented minorities travel grant to attend the ASCB 2022
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2022 Trainee Highlight Award for 8th Annual BRAIN Initiative
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2021 TPDA for Neuroscience
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2020 - 2022 Diversity Supplement apart of NIH U01NS113294: “Designing and deploying an expanded color palette of voltage indicators engineered for multiphoton microscopy”; Postdoctoral Trainee.
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Nima Bavili, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Neuroscience
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Maintaining and designing new optical systems for high-throughput screening
Graduate Students
Adrian Lankenau Ahumada
PhD student
Neuroscience at Rice University
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Development of novel genetically encoded voltage indicators using synthetic biology tools
Shuyuan Yang
PhD student, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
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Developing next generation GEVIs for 2 photon image in vivo
Po-Wei Chiu
PhD student, Chemical Physical & Structural Biology program at Baylor College of Medicine
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Development of novel genetically encoded voltage indicators using structure biology
Emily Llewellyn-Brenner
PhD student
Chemical Physical and Structural Biology Program at Baylor College of Medicine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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Development of novel genetically encoded voltage indicators using synthetic biology tools
Dhiraj Manoj Jain
PhD student, Systems, Synthetic and Physical Biology, Rice University
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Development of next generation genetically encoded voltage indicators for two-photon microscopy
ALUMNI
Nathan Nguyen
Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Undergraduate Student
Linxi Xiong
Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Rotation Graduate Student
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Haixin Liu
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Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Senior Scientific Programmer
Tom Thomas Hennigan
Date: 7/2024 - 9/2024
Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Rotation graduate student
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Shujuan Lai
Date: 05/2019 - 08/2024
Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Senior Research Assistant
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Chelsey Cooper
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Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Laboratory Manager
Seyed "Amir" Safaei, M.S.
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Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Master Student
Tensae Assefa
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Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Research Assistant
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Matthew Shorey, Ph.D.
End Date: 8/2025
Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Postdoctoral Associate
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Anish Zute
Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Senior Scientific Programmer
Tran, Men Thi Hoang
Date: 10/2024 and end date 12/2024
Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Rotation Graduate Student
Lavanya Karinje
Date: 9/2024 - 10/2024
Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Rotation graduate student
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Xiaoyu Dong
Date: 10/2021 - 10/2024
Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Senior Research Assistant
Beatriz Campillo, M.S.
Date: 05/2022 - 06/2024
Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Research Assistant II
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Jack Ahrens
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Role in the St-Pierre Lab:
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Kshitij Rai
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Role in the St-Pierre Lab:
Sihui Asuka Guan
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Role in the St-Pierre Lab: Research Assistant
