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Seminowicz Pain Imaging Lab
PEOPLE
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David A. Seminowicz, PhD
Co-Principal Investigator
-Professor, Medical Biophysics and Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
-Adjunct Associate Professor and Dean’s Faculty, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Department of Neural and Pain Sciences.
-Honorary Principal Research Scientist, Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA)
Joyce Teixeira da Silva, PhD
Co-Principal Investigator
Joyce was a Postdoc in the Seminowicz Pain lab before being offered Assistant Professor at University of Maryland in 2022. Joyce completed her PhD at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is currently working on neuroimaging studies of sex and age differences in pain in both humans and animals. She runs a translational lab, taking research from“Bench to Bedside and Back Again.”
Michael L. Keaser, BA
Analyst
Michael is an analyst and lab technician. He duties include server administration, Medoc maintenance and data organization.
Luis Guillermo Hernandez Rojas
Post Doc
Luis completed his PhD at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. he has special interest in exploring computational intelligence models for Neuroscience, fMRI analysis and EEG-based Brain-Computer Interfaces. He loves the Bonsai trees and cactus.
Sarah Margerison
Grad Student
Sarah is a PHD student and physical therapist. Throughout her practice, she has developed a strong interest in the brain processes associated with pain and is excited to use fMRI and EEG to add to this body of knowledge. She hopes to use what she has learned in the lab to improve management of musculoskeletal patients in the physical therapy clinic.
Khashayar Rahsepar
Dental Student
UMSOD, class of 2022
Khashayar joined the lab in 2019 while completing his dental program at UMSOD.
Darrah Speis
Research Assistant
Darrah graduated from University of Maryland, College Park in May 2020 with two BS degrees in Biology and Psychology. She's attending Temple School of Medicine Class of 2026. In the summer she hikes and in the winter she knits.
Brent Stewart
Grad Student
Brent is a PhD student in University of Maryland, Baltimore's Program in Neuroscience. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Psychology from Emory University.
Chloe Cheung, BMSc
Grad Student
Chloe is a Master's student at Western University in the department of Neuroscience. She earned a Bachelor of Medical Sciences at Western University, majoring in both Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences and Medical Cell Biology. When not in the lab, Chloe enjoys reading Shakespeare, running, and cycling.
Mariya Prokhorenko
Research Assistant
Now PhD student at USUHS
Catherine Hubbard, PhD
Postdoc
Now Assistant Prof at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Vani Mathur,
PhD
Postdoc
Now Assistant Prof at Texas A&M
Li Jiang, PhD
Postdoc
Now Research Associate at UMB
Shariq Khan, MS
Class of 2017
Marc Rangel, DDS
Class of 2016
Now a dentist
LAB ALUMNI
Tim Meeker,PhD
Grad student
Now Postdoc at JHU
Luma Samawi, BA
Research Assistant
Now MS student at Kings College London
Yuan Wang, MD
Research Scholar
Now Assistant Prof at Xi'an Jiaotong University
Bethany Remeniuk, PhD
Postdoc
Now at Akoya Biosciences, Inc.
Shana Burrowes, MPH, PhD
Grad student
Now Postdoc at Boston University
Janell Payano Sosa
Grad Student
Now a postdoc at National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) in Bethesda, MD
Graduate Students
Postdocs
Samuel Krimmel
Grad Student
Now a Postdoc at Washington University in St. Louis
Andrew Furman, MS
Grad Student
Now a Postdoc
Dental Students
Research Assistants & Others
Daniela Loebl, DDS, MSD
Class of 2016
Now an orthodontist
Ashrita Kumar, BS
Research Assistant
Now singing full time in her band, Pinkshift
Janusiya Muthulingam MSc
Class of 2016
Now PhD Student in Univ. Aalborg
Sooyoung Yoo, BS
Postbacc
Now a Dental Student
(class of 2019) at NYU
Jing Zhang, BS
Research Assistant
Now PhD student at UC Irvine
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