Spring 2019 Lab Members
Current Lab Members
Kristy Townsend, Ph.D.
Lab head, Faculty PI
460 W. 12th Ave, Columbus OH 43210
460 W. 12th Ave, Columbus OH 43210
Email: kristy.townsend@osumc.edu OR kristy.townsend@maine.edu
Office: 1014 Biomedical Research Tower
Lab: 614-366-9194
Magda Blaszkiewicz, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, OSU
American Heart Association Post-Doctoral Fellow (2020)
NSF STTR PI (Neuright, Inc.) 2020-21
Formerly: Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering (GSBSE), UMaine
(Ph.D. Defense March 7, 2019)
1036 Biomedical Research Tower
Email: magdalena.blaszkiewicz@osumc.edu OR magdalena.blaszkiewicz@maine.edu
Office: 614-366-9194
Staff
Sabrina DiPietro
Lab Manager, OSU
Email: sabrina.dipietro@osumc.edu
Formerly: Masters Student
School of Biology & Ecology, UMaine
Graduate Students
Gabriel Jensen
Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering (GSBSE), UMaine
Research Volunteer, OSU (2020-Current)
Gargi Mishra
Ph.D Student
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB), OSU
Gilian Gunsch
Ph.D Student
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BSGP), OSU
Jake Willows
Ph.D. Student, Neuroscience Graduate Program, OSU (Jan 2022–>)
Previous roles with Townsend Lab: Research Associate, OSU (Aug 2020-Dec 2021)
4+1 Masters Graduate (Defended Fall 2019); School of Biology and Ecology, UMaine
(Formerly: Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, Capstone Student)
Undergraduate Students
Lydia Caron
Assistant SARF Manager, UMaine
Student Research Assistant
Capstone Student
Dylan Taplin
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Honors Student, Top Scholar
Kofi Mensah-Arhin
Student Research Assistant, OSU
Julia Tripodo
Student Research Assistant, OSU
Rheanna Velasquez
Student Lab Manager
Student Research Assistant, OSU
Zahra Alshahal
Student Research Assistant, OSU
Naeemah Story
Student Research Assistant, OSU
Previous Lab Members
Valerie Wright
Research Associate, OSU
Samantha Morrison
Student Research Assistant, OSU
Emma Paradie
Research Assistant, OSU
Formerly: 4+1 Masters Student,
Research Assistant and
Honors Student
School of Biology & Ecology, UMaine
Bailey Woodard
Student Lab Manager, UMaine
Student Research Assistant
Honors Student
Josh Passarelli
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Honors Student
Harrison Cyr
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Noelle Leon Palmer
Masters Student
(Defended August 2019)
School of Biology and Ecology, UMaine
Formerly: Honors Student
Cory Johnson
Ph.D. Candidate
(When lab relocated to OSU, transitioned to lab of Josh Kelley at UMaine)
Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, UMaine
(Formerly: Student Research Assistant)
Ashleigh Beaulieu
Masters Student
(Defended July 2020)
Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, UMaine
(Formerly: Student Research Assistant, Capstone Student)
Tolu Esther Adekeye
Masters Student
(When lab relocated to OSU, transitioned to GSBSE PhD in lab of Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, UMaine)
School of Biology & Ecology, UMaine
James Miller
Lab Manager, UMaine
Research Associate
Formerly: Undergraduate research assistant, Capstone student
Sarah Berez
Student Supervisor (Mouse Facility), UMaine
Seth Thomas
Student Research Assistant; UMaine
Capstone Student
Morganne Robinson
Capstone Student, UMaine
Assistant SARF Manager
Student Research Assistant
Matt Karp
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Trevor Morin
Student Research Assistant, Capstone Student, UMaine
Thomas Szewczyk
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Katie Southworth
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Top Scholar
Olivia Stevenson
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Honors Student
Cameron Fudge
Student Supervisor (Mouse Facility), UMaine
Student Research Assistant
Stephanie Anderson
Mouse Facility Assistant, UMaine
Student Research Assistant
Zahra Alshahal
Student Research Assistant, OSU
Previous Lab Members
Emma Paradie
Research Assistant, OSU
Formerly: 4+1 Masters Student,
Research Assistant and
Honors Student
School of Biology & Ecology, UMaine
Bailey Woodard
Student Lab Manager, UMaine
Student Research Assistant
Honors Student
Josh Passarelli
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Honors Student
Harrison Cyr
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Noelle Leon Palmer
Masters Student
(Defended August 2019)
School of Biology and Ecology, UMaine
Formerly: Honors Student
Cory Johnson
Ph.D. Candidate
(When lab relocated to OSU, transitioned to lab of Josh Kelley at UMaine)
Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, UMaine
(Formerly: Student Research Assistant)
Ashleigh Beaulieu
Masters Student
(Defended July 2020)
Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, UMaine
(Formerly: Student Research Assistant, Capstone Student)
Tolu Esther Adekeye
Masters Student
(When lab relocated to OSU, transitioned to GSBSE PhD in lab of Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, UMaine)
School of Biology & Ecology, UMaine
James Miller
Lab Manager, UMaine
Research Associate
Formerly: Undergraduate research assistant, Capstone student
Sarah Berez
Student Supervisor (Mouse Facility), UMaine
Seth Thomas
Student Research Assistant; UMaine
Capstone Student
Morganne Robinson
Capstone Student, UMaine
Assistant SARF Manager
Student Research Assistant
Matt Karp
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Trevor Morin
Student Research Assistant, Capstone Student, UMaine
Thomas Szewczyk
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Katie Southworth
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Top Scholar
Olivia Stevenson
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Honors Student
Cameron Fudge
Student Supervisor (Mouse Facility), UMaine
Student Research Assistant
Stephanie Anderson
Mouse Facility Assistant, UMaine
Student Research Assistant
Erin Merchant
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Isabelle Stevens
Student Lab Manager, UMaine
Student Research Assistant
Bethany Dudley
Animal Research Assistant, UMaine
Brenna Gerchman
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Histology Research Assistant
Liz Wood
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Honors Student
Victoria Hernandez
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Keenan Knox
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Cordell Beaton
Genotyping Supervisor, UMaine
Student Research Assistant, Capstone Student
Kristen DiBello
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Honors Student
Paul Dillon Kress
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Ana Eliza Souza Cunha
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Amanda L. Dubois
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Callie Greco
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Honors Student
Lila Lyons
Student Lab Manager, UMaine
Student Research Assistant
Carrie Curtis
4+1 Masters Student
(Defended Fall 2017)
School of Biology and Ecology, UMaine
Samuel Borer
Technical Biologist, UMaine
Research Associate
Joshua Havelin, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow (Aug 2019-Apr 2020), UMaine
Former: Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering
(Ph.D. Defense July 18, 2019)
Leah Jennings
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Previous Group Photos
Spring 2018 Lab Members
Spring 2017 Lab Members
Spring 2017 Lab Outing at the Bangor Escape Rooms!
Honors Students
Josh Passarelli, Lab Research Thesis, 2021
Bailey Woodard, Lab Research Thesis, 2021
Dylan Taplin, Lab Research Thesis, 2021
Emma Paradie, Lab Research Thesis, 2019 – 2020
Emma Garner, Lab Research Thesis, 2018 – 2019
Callie Greco, Lab Research Thesis, 2017 (Dec)
Caroline Curtis, Lab Research Thesis, 2016 – 2017
Katie Asalone, Written Thesis, 2016 – 2017
Kristen DiBello, Lab Research Thesis, 2015 – 2017
Cecilia Thomas, Lab Research Thesis, 2015 – 2016
Elizabeth Wood, Lab Research Thesis, 2015 – 2016
Noelle Leon, Written Thesis, 2015 – 2016
Helen Call, Written Thesis, 2015
Capstone Students
Lydia Caron, 2022
Seth Thomas, 2020
Olivia Stevenson, 2019 – 2020
Morganne Robinson, 2019 – 2020
Trevor Morin, 2018 – 2019
Cameron Fudge, 2017 – 2018
Krystyna Rybka, SBE 2017 – 2018
Ashleigh Beaulieu, Psychology (co-advised by Dr. Fremouw) 2017 – 2018
Stephen Waible, SBE 2017 – 2018
Jake Willlows, SBE 2017 – 2018
Cory Johnson, SBE 2017 – 2018
Ryan Anderson, MBS 2017
Dillon Kress, SBE 2016 – 2017
Cordell Beaton, SBE 2016 – 2017
Amy Lamore, MBS 2016 – 2017
Christian Labonte, SBE 2016
Jillian Gori, SBE 2016 – 2017
Ashley Ronzo, SBE 2016 – 2017
Sigi Koizar, SBE 2016 – 2017
Cecilia Thomas, SBE 2015 – 2016
Erik Holmsen, SBE 2015 – 2016
James Miller, SBE 2015 – 2016
Erin Merchant
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Isabelle Stevens
Student Lab Manager, UMaine
Student Research Assistant
Bethany Dudley
Animal Research Assistant, UMaine
Brenna Gerchman
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Histology Research Assistant
Liz Wood
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Honors Student
Victoria Hernandez
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Keenan Knox
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Cordell Beaton
Genotyping Supervisor, UMaine
Student Research Assistant, Capstone Student
Kristen DiBello
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Honors Student
Paul Dillon Kress
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Ana Eliza Souza Cunha
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Amanda L. Dubois
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Callie Greco
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Honors Student
Lila Lyons
Student Lab Manager, UMaine
Student Research Assistant
Carrie Curtis
4+1 Masters Student
(Defended Fall 2017)
School of Biology and Ecology, UMaine
Samuel Borer
Technical Biologist, UMaine
Research Associate
Joshua Havelin, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow (Aug 2019-Apr 2020), UMaine
Former: Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering
(Ph.D. Defense July 18, 2019)
Leah Jennings
Student Research Assistant, UMaine
Previous Group Photos
Spring 2018 Lab Members
Spring 2017 Lab Members
Spring 2017 Lab Outing at the Bangor Escape Rooms!
Honors Students
Josh Passarelli, Lab Research Thesis, 2021
Bailey Woodard, Lab Research Thesis, 2021
Dylan Taplin, Lab Research Thesis, 2021
Emma Paradie, Lab Research Thesis, 2019 – 2020
Emma Garner, Lab Research Thesis, 2018 – 2019
Callie Greco, Lab Research Thesis, 2017 (Dec)
Caroline Curtis, Lab Research Thesis, 2016 – 2017
Katie Asalone, Written Thesis, 2016 – 2017
Kristen DiBello, Lab Research Thesis, 2015 – 2017
Cecilia Thomas, Lab Research Thesis, 2015 – 2016
Elizabeth Wood, Lab Research Thesis, 2015 – 2016
Noelle Leon, Written Thesis, 2015 – 2016
Helen Call, Written Thesis, 2015
Capstone Students
Lydia Caron, 2022
Seth Thomas, 2020
Olivia Stevenson, 2019 – 2020
Morganne Robinson, 2019 – 2020
Trevor Morin, 2018 – 2019
Cameron Fudge, 2017 – 2018
Krystyna Rybka, SBE 2017 – 2018
Ashleigh Beaulieu, Psychology (co-advised by Dr. Fremouw) 2017 – 2018
Stephen Waible, SBE 2017 – 2018
Jake Willlows, SBE 2017 – 2018
Cory Johnson, SBE 2017 – 2018
Ryan Anderson, MBS 2017
Dillon Kress, SBE 2016 – 2017
Cordell Beaton, SBE 2016 – 2017
Amy Lamore, MBS 2016 – 2017
Christian Labonte, SBE 2016
Jillian Gori, SBE 2016 – 2017
Ashley Ronzo, SBE 2016 – 2017
Sigi Koizar, SBE 2016 – 2017
Cecilia Thomas, SBE 2015 – 2016
Erik Holmsen, SBE 2015 – 2016
James Miller, SBE 2015 – 2016
The Townsend Laboratory 