Lab Members

Principal Investigator

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Giordano Lippi, PhD

Associate Professor - The Scripps Research Institute

Adjunct Professor - University of California, San Diego

glippi@scripps.edu

B.S. University of Modena (2003) - Medical Biotechnology

Ph.D. University of Modena (2009) - Molecular Medicine


Staff Scientists and Post-Doctoral Associates

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Federico Zampa, PhD

Staff Scientist

fzampa@scripps.edu

B.S. University of Udine (2008) - Medical Biotechnology

M.S. University of Trieste (2010) - International Masters in Neuroscience

Ph.D. Philipps Universität Marburg (2018) - Neuroscience

Andrea Carvelli, PhD

Post-Doctoral Associate

acarvelli@scripps.edu

B.S. La Sapienza University (2015) - Biology

M.S. La Sapienza University (2017) - Genetics and Molecular Biology

Ph.D. La Sapienza University (2020) - Genetics and Molecular Biology

Norjin Zolboot, PhD

Post-Doctoral Associate

norjin@scripps.edu

B.S. Nagoya University (2017) - Biological Sciences

Ph.D. Scripps Research (2023) - Neuroscience

Autism Speaks Fellow (2021 - 2023)


Graduate Students

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Jessica Du

Graduate Student

jesdu@scripps.edu

B.A. University of California, Berkeley (2018) - Molecular and Cellular Biology (Neurobiology) with Statistics

Ph.D. University of California, San Diego (2018 - current) -Neuroscience

Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Fellow (2022 - current)

Marwan Ghanem

Graduate Student

mghanem@scripps.edu

B.A. Oberlin College (2022) - Biology & Neuroscience Double Major with a Minor in MENA Studies

Ph.D. The Scripps Research Institute (2022 - current) - Neuroscience

Helen Dorris Skaggs Graduate Fellow (2023 - current)

David Sievert

Graduate Student

dsievert@scripps.edu

B.S. California Lutheran University (2012) - Chemistry

M.S. California State University, Channel Islands (2021) – Biotechnology

Ph.D. University of California, San Diego (2022 - current) -Neuroscience


Administrative & Technical Staff

Kayla Nestor, PSM

Lab Administrative Coordinator

knestor@scripps.edu

B.A. California State University San Marcos (2017) - Liberal Studies: Literature and Writing

University of California Berkeley (2022) - Technology Project Management

Susie Choi

Research Technician

schoi@scripps.edu

B.S. University of California, San Diego (2022) - Neurobiology

Miranda Junn

Lab Assistant

mjunn@scripps.edu

B.S. University of California, San Diego (2023) - Neurobiology

Student Interns

Cristina Comacchio

Undergraduate Intern

ccomacchio@scripps.edu

B.S University of California, San Diego (expected 2024) - Neurobiology


Past Members

Chelsea Shao

Undergraduate Intern (2023 - 2024)

yushao@scripps.edu

B.S University of California, San Diego (expected 2024) - Cognitive Science

Sowmya Kolluru

Undergraduate Intern (2022 - 2023)

B.S University of California, San Diego (2022) - Molecular and Cell Biology

Current position: MD Student, Creighton University

Brooke Benedetto

Viral Vector Technician (2021 - 2022)

B.S. University of Florida (2021) - Chemistry and Biochemistry

Current position: Bioprocess Engineer, Neurocrine Biosciences

Madison Solario

SURF Undergraduate Intern (2021)

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Xiaoxuan (Alice) Wu

Undergraduate Technician (2018 - 2020)

B.S. University of California San Diego (2021) - Biochemistry and Cellular Biology

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Andrea Hartzell, PhD

Post-Doctoral Fellow (2018 - 2020)

B.S. University of Arizona (2011) - Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Ph.D. University of California San Diego (2018) - Neuroscience

Current position: Senior Scientific Director, Health & Wellness Partners, LLC

Le Yao Shen

Undergraduate Intern (2019)

leyaoshen@outlook.com

B.S. Lanzhou University (2020) - Biological Sciences

Current position: PhD Student, The Scripps Research Institute

Veronica Morales

SURF Undergraduate Intern (2019)

vmorales@scripps.edu

B.S. University of Puerto Rico (2020)

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Koushik Tuppil

Undergraduate Intern (2018 - 2019)

ktuppil@ucsd.edu

B.S. University of California San Diego (2020) - Physiology and Neuroscience

M.S. University of California San Diego (2021) - Biological Sciences

Current position: MD Student, Wayne State University