Who We Are

Hannah is an MD-PhD student at Yale. Under the mentorship of Jess Cardin in the Neuroscience Department, Hannah uses widefield calcium imaging, behavioral, and pharmacologic manipulations to study cortical plasticity during visual reward learning in mice. Hannah is passionate about improving the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of psychiatric disorders through research and clinical care. Outside of lab, Hannah is usually at the playground with her rambunctious son, chipping away at her latest crochet project, or daydreaming about all the baking and crafting she will do in a slower season of life.

Jenny studies how astrocytes influence brain circuitry as a graduate student in the Cardin Lab. Her work focuses on uncovering how these glial cells contribute to neural computation and behavior. When she's not in the lab, you'll likely find her rock climbing or at home cuddling with her two cats, Kiwi and Mocha, although her love for them sometimes comes with an allergic side effect.

Rachel is a neuroscience PhD candidate in the Cardin and Higley labs at Yale University. She is interested in how cortical network dysfunction contributes to sensory processing deficits in the context of neurodevelopmental disorders. Rachel is an F31 NRSA recipient (NEI) and CDKL5 Foundation Junior Fellow.

A brain poisoned by curiosity