Lindsey Russ

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