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Undergraduate Student Researchers

 

2002 - Present George Varghese
  A Biomedical Engineering Major at the University of Rochester, working on light microscopy neuroimaging techniques to assess age-related changes in the functional anatomy of the brainstem auditory system, and on age-related changes in auditory physiology.
    Research Advisor: Dr. Robert D. Frisina
2000 - 2002 Jerry Pudusseri (B.S. 2003)
  A Biomedical Engineering Major at the University of Rochester. He worked on light and fluorescence microscopy neuroimaging techniques.
  Research Advisor: Dr. Robert D. Frisina
     
2000 - 2001
Roshni Ravindran (B.S. 2001)
  A Biomedical Engineering Major at the University of Rochester, who studied age-related neurochemical changes in the auditory nervous system using neuroimaging procedures.
     Research Advisor: Dr. Robert D. Frisina
   
2000 - 2001 David Paine (B.S. 2002)
   
A pre-med undergraduate at Vassar College who studied age-related neurochemical changes in the auditory and vestibular systems.
    Research Advisor: Dr. Robert D. Frisina
   
2000 Madhavi Chaudhary (B.S. 2003)
    An undergraduate at SUNY Binghamton who studied age-related neurochemical changes in the auditory and vestibular systems.
   
Research Advisor: Dr. Robert D. Frisina
     
1996 - 1997 Chad Wyckoff, (B.A., 1997)
  A Psychology Major studying the neurochemical changes occurring in the auditory system with age. He presented his findings at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 1997.
    Research Advisor: Dr. Robert D. Frisina
     
1993 - 1996 Jonathan Byrd (B.S., 1996)
    A Neuroscience Major investigating neuroanatomical changes that occur in the aging auditory system. Mr. Byrd was selected by the University Undergraduate Research Advisory Committee to attend the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 1995, in recognition of this line of experimentation.
    Research Advisor: Dr. Robert D. Frisina
     
1993 - 1994 Erin McReynolds, (B.S., 1995)
    A Neuroscience Major studying the neural bases of presbycusis.
    Research Advisor: Dr. Robert D. Frisina
     
1991 - 1992 Kristine Nevin (B.A., 1992)
    Completed a Senior Honors Thesis on the neural pathways of the auditory brainstem. She received her B.A. in Biology with Distinction after successfully defending her thesis.
    Research Advisor: Dr. Robert D. Frisina
     
1990 - 1992 Lauren Meierhans
    A Biomedical Engineering major (B.S., 1992). Ms. Meierhans’ research comprised a series of neurophysiological studies of how the auditory system is affected by age.
    Research Advisors: Drs. Joseph Walton and Robert D. Frisina
     
1990 - 1991 Anita Maniktala (B.A., 1991)
    Ms. Maniktala’s these was a study of the neuroanatomical connectivity of the cochlear nucleus. Ms. Maniktala graduated with Distinction in Biology after successfully defending her thesis.
    Research Advisor: Dr. Robert D. Frisina
     
1990 - 1991 Darrell Henze (B.S., 1991)
    Graduated with Distinction in Neuroscience after successfully defending a thesis on vocalization of echolocation sounds in bats.
    Research Advisor: Dr. William O’Neill
     
1989 Elaine Goldhammer (B.A., 1989)
    Studied changes in music perception and correlated brain activity as a function of age.
    Research Advisor: Dr. Robert D. Frisina

 

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