Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Alicia Pickrell, PhD

B.S. Neuroscience, B.A.Political Science - University of Pittsburgh

Ph.D. Neuroscience - University of Miami: Miller School of Medicine

Postdoctoral training - National Institutes of Health/NINDS/NIGMS

PhD Candidate

Swagatika Paul

Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences PhD Student
B.Sc. Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics - RTM Nagpur University, India

M.Sc. Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology - University of Mysore: IBAB, India

Laboratory Technician

Nicole DeFoor

B.S. Experimental Neuroscience, Minor in Linguistics - Virginia Tech

PhD Student

Colin Kelly

Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health PhD Student

B.S. Computational and Systems Neuroscience, double major in Psychology - Virginia Tech

PhD Student

Sahitya Ranjan Biswas

Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health PhD Student

B.Sc. Microbiology - University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

M.Sc. Microbiology - University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Laboratory Technician

Sammi Brindley

B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology, Minor in Chemistry, Disability Studies - Missouri State University

Join Our Lab

We have openings for motivated researchers excited about mitochondrial biology, neuroscience, and cell biology. For post-doctoral candidates, please submit your cover letter with career goals, CV, and three references to alicia.pickrell@vt.edu. For graduate students, please see the following programs at Virginia Tech and reach out for a rotation.

Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health PhD program

Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD program

Neuroscience PhD program