Thesis Advisor: Dr. Rebekah Evans
Research Interests: Neurodegeneration, Basal ganglia circuitry, exercise and motor learning
Education: North Carolina State University, B.S., Biological Sciences – Molecular, Cellular, Developmental, 2022
About: Lindsey is conducting her thesis research focused on understanding how exercise modulates circuitry and activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), a brainstem structure involved in motor learning. Lindsey uses a plethora of techniques including stereotaxic surgeries, two-photon calcium imaging, whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology, and optogenetics. In conducting these experiments, Lindsey hopes to uncover how exercise alters circuitry and activity within the PPN, and ultimately it will provide more insight into the role that exercise plays in enhancing motor learning and in neuroprotection.
Rotations:
Dr. Tingting Wang
Dr. Rebekah Evans
Dr. Kathy Sandberg / Dr. Aline de Souza
Academic Appointment(s)
- Primary
- PhD Student, Ph.D. Program in Pharmacology & Physiology
- PhD Student, Evans Lab, Department of Neuroscience