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Current Lab Members

Anthony Brown - Principal Investigator

Anthony Brown - Principal Investigator

BSc Hons & PhD, King’s College, University of London
brown.2302@osu.edu

Tony obtained his BSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology from King’s College in the University of London and then his PhD in Biophysics from the same institution under the direction of Peter Eagles. After post-doctoral training with Ray Lasek at Case Western Reserve University and Mark Black at Temple University, he joined the Department of Biological Sciences at Ohio University in 1993. In 2001 he moved to Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where he is now a Professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Director of the Neuroscience Center Core and Neuroscience Imaging Core, and Co-Director of the Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology graduate program. Tony has more than 40 years experience studying neurofilaments and the neuronal cytoskeleton.

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Mehmet Yalvac - Research Scientist

Mehmet Yalvac - Research Scientist

BSc & MSc, Atatürk University
MSc, Istanbul Technical University
PhD, Marmara University
yalvac.1@osu.edu

Mehmet obtained his BSc and MSc in Biological Education from Atatürk University in Erzurum, Turkey, his MSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Istanbul Technical University, and his PhD in Biochemistry from Marmara University in Istanbul. After post-doctoral training with Jerry Mendell and Zarife Sahenk at the Research Institute of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, he worked as a Research Scientist in the lab of Stephen Kolb in the Department of Neurology at Ohio State University. He joined the Brown lab in the Department of Neuroscience in 2022, where he is working on the cellular mechanisms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2E and on gene therapy strategies in mouse models of this disease. Mehmet has more than 15 years of experience in cell and gene therapy of neuromuscular disorders.

View Mehmet’s publications in PubMed and his profiles on Google Scholar, ORCiD, and LinkedIn


Paula Monsma - Research Assistant

Paula Monsma - Research Assistant

BS & MS, Case Western Reserve University
monsma.1@osu.edu

Paula obtained her BS in Biological Sciences from Ohio Northern University and her MS in Cell Biology from Case Western Reserve University. She has 4 years experience as a Research Assistant in the Department of Neuropathology and 4 years experience managing a DNA sequencing facility. Since 2004 she has managed the Neuroscience Imaging Core, where she is currently responsible for all oversight and training on our two confocal microscopes. Paula joined the Brown lab in 2009 and currently divides her time between managing the Imaging Core and the Brown lab, where she performs electron microscopy and also conducts her own research projects on neurofilament transport in myelinated axons.

View Paula’s publications in PubMed


Past Lab Members

Tori King - Research Assistant, 2020-2022

BS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
MS, Wake Forest University
Current position: PhD student, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences


Atsuko Uchida - Post-doc & Research Scientist, 2002-2006 & 2010-2020

BSc & PhD, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Current position: Professor, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences

PubMed link to Atsuko’s publications in the Brown lab


Nick Boyer - Post-doc, 2019-2020

BS, Clemson University
PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Current position: Post-doc, University of California San Diego

PubMed link to Nick’s publications in the Brown lab


Liz Stone - PhD Student, 2015-2020

BS, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
PhD, Ohio State University
Current position: Research Scientist, Sarepta Therapeutics

PubMed link to Liz’s publications in the Brown lab


Alex Sheldon - Undergraduate Student, 2018-2020

BS, Ohio State University
Current position: Medical Student, Ohio State University College of Medicine


J. Dan Fenn - MD PhD Student, 2012-2018

BS, Brigham Young University
PhD, Ohio State University
Current position: Neurology Resident, Ohio State University College of Medicine

PubMed link to Dan’s publications in the Brown lab


Katie Philpot - Research Assistant, 2017-2018

BS, Ohio State University
DVM, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Current position: Veterinarian, Maple Orchard Animal Hospital, West Bloomfield, MI


Maite Azcorra Sedano - Undergraduate Student, 2015-2016

BS, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
PhD, Northwestern University
Current position: Post-doc, Ramdya Lab, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

PubMed link to Maite’s publication in the Brown lab


Mayuran Ravindran - Undergraduate Student, 2013-2016

BS, Ohio State University
MD, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Current position: Allergy/Immunology Fellow, University of North Carolina School of Medicine


Lina Wang - Graduate Student, 2006-2011

BS, Nankai University
PhD, Ohio State University
Post-doc with Subhojit Roy at UCSD
Current position: Principal Scientist, Lundbeck, San Diego

PubMed link to Lina’s publications in the Brown lab


Cynthia Walker - Research Assistant, 2010-2012

BS, Cornell University

PubMed link to Cynthia’s publication in the Brown lab


Amrita Mukhopadhyay - Undergraduate Student, 2010-2012

BS, Ohio State University
MD, University of Chicago Medical School
Current position: Cardiologist, NYU Langone Medical Center, NY


Nicholas Taylor - Undergraduate Student, 2009-2011

BS, Ohio State University
MD, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Current position: Neurologist, Unity Hospital, Rochester, NY

PubMed link to Nick’s publication in the Brown lab


Nael Alami - Graduate Student, 2004-2009

MS, American University of Beirut
PhD, Ohio State University
Post-doc with J. Paul Taylor, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
MA, Policy, Organization & Leadership Studies, Stanford University
Current position: Vice President, Modern University for Business and Science (MUBS)

PubMed link to Nael’s publications in the Brown lab


Gulsen Colakoglu - Graduate Student, 2004-2009

BS, Istanbul University; MS, Bilkent University
PhD, Ohio State University
Post-doc with Yimin Zou, UCSD
Post-doc with Barbara Ranscht, Sanford-Burnham Institute, La Jolla
Post-doc with Kang Shen, Stanford University

PubMed link to Gulsen’s publications in the Brown lab


Niraj Trivedi - Postdoctoral Fellow, 2004-2007

BSc & PhD, King’s College, University of London
Current position: Research Lab Scientist with David Solecki, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

PubMed link to Niraj’s publications in the Brown lab


Yanping Yan - Graduate Student, 2000-2005

BS, University of Science & Technology of China
PhD, Ohio State University
Post-doc with Kendal Broadie, Vanderbilt University
Current position: Chief Operations Advisor, Shantani Proteome Analytics, Pune, India

PubMed link to Yan’s publications in the Brown lab


Kitty Jensen - Research Assistant, 2002-2005

PhD, University of Georgia

PubMed link to Kitty’s publication in the Brown lab


Lei Wang - Graduate Student, 1998-2001

BS & MS, Beijing Medical University
PhD, Ohio University
Post-doc with Ed Giniger, University of Washington
Post-doc with Elena Pasquale, Sanford-Burnhamn Institute. Ls Jolla
Current position: Research Scientist with Young-Goo Han, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

PubMed link to Lei’s publications in the Brown lab


Allison Levine Norwood - Undergraduate Student, 2000-2001

BS, Ohio University
MD, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Current position: Pediatrician, Akron Children’s Hospital. Akron, OH


Tom Koehnle - Undergraduate Student, 1997-1998

BS, Ohio University; PhD, University of California, Davis
Post-doc with Dorothy Gietzen, University of Pittsburgh
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Hiram College

PubMed link to Tom’s publication in the Brown lab