The People of the ICON Laboratory

Tisha Bhatnaghar

Barrett, the Honors College
Biomedical Sciences BS
Virtual Reality Olfaction

Zhiwei Liang

Computer Science BS, ASU
Model Validation Infrastructure

Ritvik Vallambhatla

Basis Chandler
Modeling Sensory Feedback in Neuroprosthetics

Vergil R. Haynes, PhD

Applied Mathematics PhD, ASU
Models of Cortical Dynamics

Morteza Rouhani

Neuroscience PhD, ASU
Dynamics of Dendritic Spines
Collaborator: Steve Baer

Justas Birgiolas, PhD

Interdisciplinary Neuroscience PhD, ASU
Large-Scale Modeling of the Olfactory System
NeuroML-DB: Online Database of NeuroML models
BlenderNEURON: Simulation Visualization Software
SwarmSight: Insect Antenna Tracking Software
Collaborator: Brian Smith

Russell Jarvis, PhD

Interdisciplinary Neuroscience PhD, ASU
Reduced Neuron Model Validation

Shelby Lamm

Mathematics (Statistics) BS, ASU
Evaluation of Perceptual Embeddings

Marieke Sorge

Biological Sciences BS and Neuroscience BS, ASU

Charly McCown

Computational Mathematical Sciences BS
Data Analysis and Programming

David Ackerman

Computational Mathematical Sciences BS
Modeling TRP Channels
Collaborator: Wade Van Horn

Laasya Sarva

BASIS Peoria
Senior Honors Project on Data Analysis

Aaron Yu

BASIS Ahwatukee
Senior Honors Project on Data Analysis

Xavier Henes

Computational Mathematical Sciences BS

Hannah and Harris Shadmany

BASIS Mesa
Models of Olfactory Perception for Enantiomers

Jason Ma

Barrett, the Honors College, Neuroscience BS

Lidia Csernak

Barrett, the Honors College, Biology BS
Biomedical Informatics for Epilepsy Patients
Collaboration with Mayo Clinic

Kael Dai

Postgraduate Research, ASU
Validation of Spiking Neuronal Networks

Mohammad Samavat

Electrical Engineering PhD, ASU
Olfactory Modeling

Nitesh Thali

Master's Computer Science, ASU
Model Validation

Rajesh Vakkalagadda

Master's Computer Science, ASU
NeuroML-DB Development & Model Validation

Venkata Vineel Vutukuri

Master's Computer Science, ASU
NeuroML-DB Development & Model Validation

Genevieve Toutain

Applied Mathematics PhD, ASU
Structured Population Models of Dendritic Spines
Collaborator: Steve Baer

Annie Didier

Applied Mathematics, ASU
Motor Systems Neuroscience

Michael McCamy

Applied Mathematics PhD, ASU
Visual Neuroscience
Collaborators: Steve Baer, Steven Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde

Sandra Berger

Interdisciplinary Neuroscience PhD, ASU
Software Development and Modeling of Drosophila MN5
Collaborator: Steve Baer

Francisco Costela

Interdisciplinary Neuroscience PhD, ASU
Significance of Microsaccades for Perception and Oculomotor Control
Co-Advisor: Susana Martinez-Conde

Dori Luli

PhD Applied Mathematics for the Life and Social Sciences, ASU
Modeling Neuronal Networks of the Olfactory System
Collaborators: Carlos Castillo-Chavez and Brian Smith

Chao Zhang

PhD Computer Science, ASU
NeuroML Database Development
Collaborator: Suzanne Dietrich

Ashwin Rajadesingan

PhD Computer Science, ASU
NeuroML Database Development
Collaborator: Suzanne Dietrich

Harsha Velugoti Penchala

Master's Computer Science Engineering, ASU
NeuroML Database Development
Collaborator: Suzanne Dietrich

Veer Addepalli

Master's Computer Science, ASU
NeuroML Database Development
Collaborator: Suzanne Dietrich

Jason Young

School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, ASU
Undergraduate Research
Modeling Activity of Networks of Excitable Cells

Geresse Tchegho

Chemical Engineering, ASU
Undergraduate Research
Modeling Activity of Networks of Excitable Cells

David Tello

PhD Applied Mathematics for the Life and Social Sciences, ASU
Modeling Dynamics of Dopamine Release
Collaborators: Cindy Greenwood and Eddie Casteneda

April Chiu and Miles Manning

Barret Honors College and CSUMS, ASU
Undergraduate Research
Modeling Networks of Excitable Cells Connected by Gap Junctions

Marco Herrera-Valdez

Postdoctoral Researcher, ASU
Modeling Drosophila Motor Neuron MN5
Collaborator: Carsten Duch

Sara Selitsky

Biologial Sciences, ASU
Undergraduate Research
NeuroML and NeuroML Database

Sidharth Agarwal

Master's Computer Science, ASU
NeuroML Database Development
Collaborator: Suzane Dietrich

Pradeep Thiyyagura

Master's Computational Biosciences, ASU
Modeling Olfactory System Networks
Collaborators: Brian Smith and Renate Mittlemann

Mini Kurian

PhD Applied Mathematics, ASU
Modeling Motoneurons Following Spinal Cord Injury
Collaborator: Ranu Jung

Nick Tatonetti

Mathematics & Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, ASU
UBM Program, SOLUR Program, Beckman Scholarship
Metabolic Flux Models of Cyanobacterium
Collaborator: Willem Vermaas

Andy Jennings

PhD Mathematics, ASU
Modeling Drosophila Motoneuron MN5
Collaborator: Carsten Duch

Muhammad Dur-e-Ahmad

PhD Applied Mathematics, ASU
Modeling Activity-dependent Plasticity in Dendritic Spines
Collaborators: Steve Baer and Zdzislaw Jackiewicz

Pamela Reitsma, Genevieve Toutain, Odalys Colon, Irina Kareva

Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute, ASU
Modeling Pacemaker Networks of Cardiac Activity in Drosophila
Collaborator: Dusty Dowse

Adriana Kuiper

UBM Program, ASU
Undergraduate Research
Modeling Pacemaker Networks of Cardiac Activity

Greg Golden

Master's Computational Biosciences, ASU
Java Programming for Neuroanatomical Data Conversions

Melissa Lou

UBM Program, ASU
Undergraduate Research
Data Analysis and Visualization for Simulations of Coupled Phase Oscillators

Carrie Diaz Eaton

Master's Mathematics, UMaine
Modeling Interneurons in a Model Sensory System

Jason Sewall

Honors, Mathematics, Computer Science, UMaine
Simulating and Visualizing Large Networks of Coupled Oscillators

Weihong Qi

PhD Biology, Master's Computer Science, UMaine
Initial Design and Implementation of MorphML

Principal Investigators

Sharon Crook, PhD

Richard C. (Rick) Gerkin, PhD

Current Students and Postdocs

Kira Koyah

Elliot Smith

Dominique Hughes

Kate Doxey

Jaelyn Darden

Liyah Coleman

Eric Dudebout

Former Students and Postdocs