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Arnaldo Carreira-Rosario
Principal Investigator
Arnaldo obtained a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Biotechnology from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez and his Ph.D. in Genetics & Development from UTSouthwestern.  As a post-doc, Arnaldo received training in "systems neurodevelopment" at Stanford University and the University of Oregon.  There, he studied neural circuits underlying locomotion and how neural activity emerges during development. 
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Outside the lab, Arnaldo likes to stay active by playing soccer and biking.  He also loves trying new restaurants and traveling to visit friends and family. 

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Alana Evora
Research Technician
Alana received her bachelor’s degree in Biology and Computer Science from Elon University. As an undergrad, she developed Python scripts for studying insects that use vibrational communication. She enjoys reading, cooking, and playing with her cat.
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Carlos Paiva
Research Software Engineer
Carlos received his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil.  He currently works as a research software developer, focused on image analysis and in the development of calcium imaging processing pipelines for the lab.  In his free time, Carlos enjoys cooking, running, and listening to Brazilian music. 

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Newt PenkoffLidbeck
PhD Candidate Graduate Student
Newton graduated from Smith College with a B. A. in Neuroscience, and a minor in Chemistry. He completed an undergraduate thesis examining the role of Sonic Hedgehog signaling on neural crest cell migration and commissure formation during forebrain development in zebrafish. In lab, he is interested in studying the relationship between neural activity, the Golgi apparatus, and synaptogenesis during SNA. Outside of the lab, he enjoys hiking with his dog, knitting, drawing, and baking.


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Shirui Zheng
Postdoctoral Researcher
Shirui obtained her bachelor's degree in Biology from the East China Normal University and her Ph.D. in Zoology from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences.  As a Ph.D. student, she studied the seasonal adaptation in Lepidopteran and cilia formation in Drosophila.  During her leisure time, Shirui enjoys traveling with her friends and family, playing badminton, hiking, painting, photography and playing with animals. 


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João Pedro Fortes Ribeiro 
​Undergraduate Researcher
João Pedro is a sophomore at Duke University, majoring in Neuroscience with minors in Biology and Chemistry. In the lab, he is interested in investigating how neural activity takes shape during embryonic development and how specific disruptions to these early processes contribute to neurological disorders. Outside of the lab, he enjoys playing tennis, practicing acoustic guitar, and listening to Bossa Nova music.


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Graduate Student / Research Assistant / Postbacc Researcher/ Undergraduate Student / Postdoc

​We are recruiting at all levels.  Email us to find out more. 
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Maruma

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Alumni
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Undergraduate Researchers
Tatiana Williams-Taylor
Cassie Kao
Nish Wangneo
Caleb Lian
Bela Aguilar 
​Anyue Zhao
​Junior Bonet




These are people you can reach out to learn about how it is to work with Arnaldo

Mentees:
Brianna Garcia (bgarcia2.at.caltech.edu) 

Minseung Choi (minseung.at.stanford.edu) 

Nelson Perez-Catalan (nelson.perezcatalan.at.einsteinmed.edu)

Varsha Bhargava (varsha_bhargava.at.vrtx.com)
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Contemporary lab members:
Any current member or recent alumni from Tom Clandinin lab
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Any current member or recent alumni from Chris Doe lab

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