Spring 2025
Congratulations to our seniors ! We had 8 undergraduate researcher assistants graduate this spring, 6 with an honors thesis project! Head over to our Instagram to see all their highlights, awards, and graduation pictures.
We are so proud of all of our seniors! Starting Fall 2025, Mariela will be a Neurodegeneration computational fellow (NDCF), Henrique will be joining the Tufts Neuroscience PhD program, David will be attending Umeå University in Sweden for the Masters Program in Cognitive Science, Lori will be attending Rocky Vista University for a Masters program in Biomedical Sciences, Carlos will be attending Michigan pharmacology PhD program, and Kristin will be attending the NYUAD PhD program in Cognition and Perception.
Vincent was highlighted for his acceptance into Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, his Psychology Dean’s Medal, and winning best honors thesis in Psychology!
(Left to right: Nazareth Salgado, Lori Abbas, Vincent Truong, Henrique Vieira, Carlos Quintero, David Lukacik, Mariela Bejan, Kristin Masho Elbeh)
Welcome to our new undergraduate research assistants: Tiara Furukawa, Adhiti Yerramilli, and Talin Krishnan!
Dr. Verpeut hosted a cerebellar panel at Winter Brain with (left to right) Tim Balmer (ASU), Ed Ofari (ASU), Aaron Sathyanesan (University of Dayton), Mikhail Kislin (Albert Einstein College of Medicine), Gerard Broussard (Princeton University).
Fall 2024
Tristan Lyle published his masters work on the cerebellum and learning. ASU highlighted his work in a Q&A with Dr. Verpeut.
Vincent Truong successfully defended his thesis! He also published his first manuscript in eneuro and was highlighted in STAT News (Thanks to co-authors John Moore and Dr. Ulises Ricoy)!
The lab is in the news! Vincent Truong, Henrique Vieira, and Kendall Christiansen received the EMBARK fellowship to present at Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science conference (SACNAS): ASU news
This Fall we had several presentations at the Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium and the Society for Neuroscience.
Summer 2024
This summer Vincent Truong (top left and middle) completed the Banner-ASU Neuroscience Scholars program. Carlos Quintero (top right and bottom) and Lavanyaa Gupta (bottom right) completed the Helios Scholars program at TGen. Carlos was invited to present at the closing symposium and Lavanyaa won a poster award. New research assistants for the summer and 24-25: Peter Demetri, Dua Faraz, Hannah Yang, Jake Debreceni, Lucas Lidel, Kristin Elbeh, and Meriela Bejan to join the lab.
Spring 2024
Our graduating seniors, Megan Nelson and Jaime Farrington, successfully defended their honor thesis! We had a number of presentations, including AZPURC (bottom left: Kendall Christiansen, Vincent Truong, Dr. Verpeut, Henrique Vieira, and Megan Nelson). Vincent and Megan also received a number of awards! Megan received the Dean’s Medal for the Department of Psychology!!
The spring semester was very exciting for the lab. We had our second machine learning workshop with Dr. Ricoy and students at the University of Arizona (top left and bottom left showcasing Vincent Truong). Dr. Verpeut presented a workshop for machine learning to study cerebellar behaviors at Winter Brain (top right). Graduate students (Tristan Lyle and Olivia Law) presented at the Neuroscience recruitment seminar for ASU (right middle). The lab also participated in ASU Open Door for the first time (bottom middle and right with Alexandria Melick and David Lukacik pictured)!
Fall 2023
Society for Neuroscience Conference 2023. Great poster presentations by Vincent Truong, John Moore, Olivia Law, and Tristan Lyle. Dr. Verpeut presented research at the Cerebellum minisymposium (bottom right).
Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium conference poster presentations by (top left to right) Megan Nelson, Alexandria Melick, and Vincent Truong.
Summer 2023
Cerebellar Gordon Research Conference. Tristan won a poster award!
Spring 2023
Congratulations to Olivia Law on receiving the 2023-24 Graduate University Grant!!!
Congratulations to Marina Ittner, Katie Koch, Summer Ahmed, and Dan Chambers on graduation!
We welcome new undergraduate students for the summer: Kendall Christiansen, Lavanyaa Gupta, and Makaela Ross.
The lab received funding from the Institute for Mental Health Research!
Alexandria Melick was accepted into the BNCP PhD program. She will be starting in the lab for Fall 2023!
Megan Nelson received the COSYNE 2023 Undergraduate Travel Grant. This summer she will be an intern at the Barrow Neurological Institute.
Olivia Law completed her first year in the lab and presented her first year project. She also received the outstanding graduate teaching assistant award!
Henrique Vieira was awarded the Jenessa Shapiro Scholarship through ENERGIZE.
Vincent Truong and Marina Ittner presented at AZPURC.
Marina Ittner and Katie Koch both successfully defended their honors dissertations!
Megan Nelson presented at the SOLUR undergraduate research symposium and won an honorable mention!
Tristan Lyle presented at the ISSR poster competition.
Marina Ittner and Katie Koch presenting at the Barrett honors undergraduate poster session.
Tristan Lyle presents his work at the ASU/BNI Graduate Research Symposium.
The lab welcomes new undergraduate research assistants: David Lukacik and Carlos Quintero!
Fall 2022
Over winter break Akshita Vora came to visit! Best of luck on your journey in veterinary school!
The first Society for Neuroscience poster from the lab!! (Left-Tristan Lyle and Jess Verpeut, Right-Tristan, Jess, and Olivia Law)
Tristan Lyle receives the ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Travel Grant to attend SFN 2022!
Megan Nelson is selected as a SOLUR scholar! Megan presented her project ideas at the BioSci Southwest Symposium.
The lab presents the first data studying cognitive aging at the Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium Conference by Tristan Lyle, Vincent Truong, and Samantha Bowser.
(Left to right: Sam Bowser, Megan Nelson, Olivia Law, Vincent Truong, Tristan Lyle)
Tristan participates in the 2022 Arizona Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Junior Fellows workshop teaching high school students about the brain and microscopy.
The lab welcomes Olivia Law to the lab and BNCP graduate program!
The lab welcomes undergraduate research assistants: Daniel Chambers, Jaime Farrington, and Nazareth Salgado!
Summer 2022
Congratulations to Megan Nelson for her acceptance into the SOLUR scholar program!
The lab welcomes Samantha Bowser as the lab’s new Lab Manager!
Spring 2022
The lab receives funding from the Institute of Social Science Research!
Celebration of excellence: Marina Ittner receives Ernest Lindholm Award for Outstanding Student in Biopsychology! Megan Nelson receives Student of the Year – Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior Award!
Lab participates in neuroscience outreach event.
Megan Nelson presents a research poster, “Understanding the Role of Machine-Learning Algorithms in Classifying Animal Behavior,” at AZPURC.
Marina Ittner and Katherine Koch successfully defend thesis prospectus.
Akshita Vora is accepted into The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine!
The lab welcomes new undergraduate research assistants: Lori Abbas, Vincent Truong, and Esmé Crawford-Paz Soldán
from Steven Neuberg (right)- photo with permission
-photo with permission-
Fall 2021
The lab welcomes our new lab manager, Akshita Vora!
Tristan presents a poster, “Developmental contribution of dentate nuclei in flexible cognitive behavior,” at the Society for Neuroscience virtual conference.
Big welcome to our first graduate student, Tristan Lyle!
The lab welcomes new undergraduate research assistants: Andrea Trinh, Summer Ahmed, Katherine Koch, Neelsha Parekh
Spring 2021
Dr. Verpeut presents at AZPURC.
First undergraduate research assistants join the lab: Marina Ittner, Sarah Shipley, Megan Nelson
ASU publishes article on the lab: https://news.asu.edu/20201210-more-little-brain
Lab opens and our first lab manager, Jorge Espinoza joins the lab!
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