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PEOPLE

Current Lab Members
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David A. Seminowicz, PhD

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)

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Chun Yin Liu, PhD

Postdoc

Chun Yin is a Postdoc at Western University in the Department of Medical Biophysics. He earned a PhD degree in Linguistics from the University of Hong Kong. He is interested in brain connectivity and the brain circuit of pain and cognition. He likes drinking matcha. 

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    Sarah Margerison, BA

    ​PhD 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. 

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      Somayeh Mashatan, MSc

      PhD Student

      Somayeh is a PhD student in Medical Biophysics at Western University. She completed her MSc and BSc in Biomedical Engineering. During her MSc thesis work at Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT) in Tehran, Iran, she gained substantial experience in task design as well as in recording and processing EEG signals. 

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        Yuan Yao, BSc (Hons)

        Master's Student

        Yuan is a Neuroscience Master's student at Western University. Before joining, they earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with Honours at King's College London, United Kingdom and worked as an RA testing the efficacy of a global mental health intervention at the World Health Organization. Yuan is interested in how parts of the brain connects during different psychological states. 

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        Eva Lian, BSc

        Research Assistant

        Eva is a research assistant at DAS lab. She has earned her Honours Bachelor Degree at University of Toronto majoring in Neuroscience and Economics. She is interested in investigating the relationship between the structures of the brain and behaviours, and also interested in science communications towards general audiences. Outside the lab, Eva enjoys music and winter sunshine. 

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        Grace Vo-Edwards

        Undergraduate Volunteer

        Grace is an undergraduate student at Western University in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacolgy. Grace also works closely with Western’s Orientation program as an Off-Campus Soph to help transition first-year students into university life. In her spare time, Grace enjoys cooking, music and strength training.

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          Michael L. Keaser, BA

          Analyst

          Michael is an analyst and lab technician. His duties include server administration, Medoc maintenance and data organization. 

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          Phivos Phylactou, PhD

          Postdoc

          Phivos is a cognitive neuroscientist studying the nexus between the neural underpinnings of working memory and pain. In 2019, he graduated as the valedictorian with a BSc in Psychology from Frederick University, Cyprus and received his PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences from the Cyprus University of Technology in 2023. In Feb 2024, Phivos was awarded with the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Post-Doctoral Fellowship.​

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          Brent Stewart, BA

          PhD Student

          Brent is a PhD student in Univeristy of Maryland, Baltimore's Program in Neuroscience. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Psychology from Emory Univeristy.

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            Chloe Cheung, BMSc

            PhD Student

            Chloe is a PhD student at Western University. She earned a Bachelor of Medical Sciences and Medical Cell Biology. When not in the lab, Chloe enjoys reading Shakespeare, running, and cycling. 

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              Erin Holzscherer, BSc

              Research Assistant

              Erin is a research assistant at Western University in the Neuroscience department. Erin completed her BSc in Animal Behaviour at Western University in 2022 and is applying to the Ontario Veterinary College for 2025. She spends most of her free time breeding and competing dressage horses with her Australian shepherd, Lou.

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                Celine Huang, BSc

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                Celine is a Master's student at the University of Toronto in the department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. She earned her Bachelor of Science with an honours specialization in Neuroscience at Western University, where she completed her honours thesis in DAS lab. Outside of the lab, Celine likes to spend her free time traveling, choreographing and trying new foods!

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                Usman Shakir

                Undergraduate Volunteer

                I am an undergraduate student at Western University, where I am pursuing an Honour Specialization in Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences with a major in Physiology. When I am not working on schoolwork or lab work, I spend more of my time at the gym.

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                  Lab Alumni
                  Graduate Students
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                  Andrew Furman

                  PhD

                  Now a Postdoc at University of Maryland, Baltimore

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                  Samual Krimmel

                  PhD

                  Now a Postdoc at Washington University in St. Louis, MO

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                  Janell Payano Sosa

                  PhD

                  Now a Postdoc at National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) in Bethesda, MD

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                  Shana Burrowes

                  MPH, PhD

                  Now a Postdoc at Boston University, MA

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                  Tim Meeker

                  PhD

                  Now a Postdoc at John Hopkins University, MD

                  Postdocs
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                  Catherine Hubbard

                  PhD

                  Now an Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

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                  Vani Mathur

                  Now a Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University

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                  Bethany Remeniuk

                  PhD

                  Now a Research Scientist at Akoyo Biosciences, Inc.

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                  Li Jiang

                  PhD

                  Now a Research Associate at University of Maryland, Baltimore

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                  Luis Guillermo Hernandec Rojas

                  PhD

                  Now an Assistant Professor at Department of Computing at Technológico de Monterrey

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                  Yuan Wang, 

                  MD

                  Now an Assistant Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University and Doctor in the department of medical imaging at first affiliated hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

                  Dental Students
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                  Daniela Loebl,

                  DDS, MSD

                  Class of 2016

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                  Marc Rangel,

                  DDS

                  Class of 2016

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                  Shariq Khan,

                  MS

                  Class of 2017

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                  Khashayar Rahsepar,

                  DDS

                  Class of 2022

                  Research Assistants
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                  Darrah Speis

                  BSc

                  Now Medical student at Temple School of Medicine

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                  Jing Zhang

                  PhD

                  Now a Postdoc at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

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                  Ashrita Kumar

                  BSc

                  Now singing full time in har band, Pinkshift

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                  Mariya Prokhorenko,

                  PhD

                  Now Postdoc at University of Maryland, Baltimore

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                  Luma Samawi

                  MSc

                  Now PhD student at University of Toronto

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                  Janusiya Muthulingam

                  PhD

                  Now a Postdoc at Aalborg University Hospital

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                  Sooyoung Yoo

                  DDS

                  Now Pediatric Dental Resident at Montefiore Medical Center

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