Lab Members
Aoto Lab September 2021
Principle Investigator
Jason Aoto
Assistant Professor
Staff
Pat the Plat
Research Assistant
Graduate Students
Emma Boxer
B.S. Biology and Psychology, 2015, University of Colorado Denver
NSP Graduate Student (2016-present)
Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Fellow
Emma is interested in the functional connectivity and synaptic properties that sculpt neural circuits involved in stress and reward. She is investigating the cell-type and sex-specific circuitry of ventral subiculum.
JungMin Kim
B.S. Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, 2015, University of Arizona
NSP Graduate Student (2018-present)
JungMin is interested in the function of Neurexin-3 in cocaine-induced plasticity and its significance in drug-related behaviors.
Brian Lloyd
B.M. Vocal Performance, 2013, University of Denver;
B.S. Biology, 2017, University of Colorado Denver
MSTP Pharmacology Graduate Student (2019-present)
Brian utilizes super-resolution microscopy to investigate how manipulation of synaptic proteins affects the subsynaptic organization of excitatory synapses in hippocampus.
Eric Stokes
B.S. Biology, 2018, Morehouse College
Pharmacology Graduate Student (2019-present)
Eric is investigating how precise alterations in Nrxn3a sequence affects synaptic physiology and animal behavior
Becca Roth
B.S. Psychology with Minor in Applied Statistics, 2018, Grand Valley State University
NSP Graduate Student (2021-present)
Becca is investigating cocaine-induced alterations to inhibitory microcircuits and synaptic properties within ventral subiculum.
Carley Miller
B.S. Neuroscience, 2018, Pennsylvania State University
MSTP Pharmacology Graduate Student (2021-present)
Alumni
Susana Restrepo, Ph.D
BS, Biotechnology, 2015, University of Florida
Pharmacology Graduate program (2016-2021)
Melanie Becher
BS, Neuroscience, 2018, College of William and Mary
Research Assistant 2020-2021
Current position: Graduate student in Georgetown University
Nora Langer
BS, Neuroscience, Minor Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2018, Colorado College
Professional Research Assistant 2018-2020
Brett Dunn, M.S.
Graduate Student
Master's Degree 2016-2017
Current position: Biodesix
Kylan Nelson
Professional Research Assistant 2016-2018
Current position: Medical student at CU Anschutz
Jun Wang
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Wyoming
Former Rotation Students:
Dean Kareemo
Ellen Ford
Hannah Actor-Engle
Taylor Yamauchi
Joshua Garcia
We are interested in you!
The Aoto Lab is now hiring!
Are you a dedicated, independent and hard-working scientist?
Do you enjoy working in a collaborative environment?
We are always looking for scientists at all levels (undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral fellows). Postdoctoral fellows with a background in synaptic electrophsyiology or molecular biology are encouraged to apply.
For inquiries, please send an email to: jason.aoto@cuanschutz.edu
