Lab Folk

Linda Van Eldik, PhD

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Dave Braun, PhD

Assistant Professor

Favorite cell: astrocyte

Favorite lab chore: breaking down boxes

Favorite piece of lab equipment: plate washer

Least favorite piece of lab equipment: mouse pool

Hilaree Frazier, PhD

Assistant Professor

Favorite cell: neurons

Favorite lab chore: cleaning and tidying up the benchtops

Favorite piece of lab equipment: Omni Bead Rupter (I like to live dangerously)

Least favorite piece of lab equipment: -80 freezer

Caleb Bailey, PhD

Post-Doctoral Scholar

Favorite cell: interneuron

Favorite lab chore: refilling pipette tips

Favorite piece of lab equipment: the printer

Least favorite piece of lab equipment: the scanner part of the printer

Bree Humburg, PhD

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Favorite cell: Schwann

Favorite lab chore: restocking tape/pipette tips

Favorite piece of lab equipment: mini centrifuge

Least favorite piece of lab equipment: -80 freezer – my hands suffer every time

Meggie Coleman, LVT

Scientist II

Favorite lab chore: restocking

Favorite piece of lab equipment: tube writer

Least favorite piece of lab equipment: cryotome

Verda Antoinette Davis, MBA, MS, LVT, RLATG

Research Associate Senior

Favorite cell: my-CROG-lee-ah

Favorite lab chore: filling water carboys

Favorite piece of lab equipment: laminator

Least favorite piece of lab equipment: ear puncher

McKenna Green

Undergraduate lab technician, 2024 CURE Fellow

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Emily Spiller

Undergraduate lab technician

Favorite cell: oligodendrocytes

Favorite lab chore: washing dishes

Favorite piece of lab equipment: microscope

Least favorite piece of lab equipment: fume hood