Can Tao
MD, PhD | Co-Investigator
VCU
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Awardee
Lab members listed by date joining the lab.
Graduate Students
Henry Oo
Graduate Student
Neuroscience PhD Program, VCU
2026 – 2030 (expected)
VCU SOM Travel Grant Awardee
Zhelia Arif
Master's Student
Neuroscience MS Program, VCU
Aug 2026 – May 2027 (expected)
Asher Stang
Rotation Student
Biomedical Sciences Doctoral Portal (BSDP), VCU
Sept 8 – Nov 13, 2026
Undergraduate, Post-Bacc, and Medical Students
Alisha Pillai
Undergraduate Student
VCU
Oct 2025 – present
Jaden Harris
Undergraduate Student
VCU · BIOL 492 (Spring 2026), BIOL 494 (Fall 2026)
Jan 2026 – present
Aarushi Rao
WSURP Undergraduate Student
VCU
May 2026 – present
Ava Gardner
Post-Bacc Pre-Med Student
VCU
June 2026 – present
Sabrina Lee
MD Student
MD Program, VCU
Sept 2026 – present
Katie Lieu
Pre-Dental Undergraduate Student
Fourth Year, B.S. Biology, VCU
Sept 2026 – present
Ibrahim Khalid
Undergraduate Student
VCU
Sept 2026 – present
Siona Srivastava
Undergraduate Student
Freshman, B.S. Biology, VCU
Sept 2026 – present
Remote Members
Working with the lab remotely, off campus.
Elizabeth Ivanova
Remote Investigator
Post-Bacc Student · University of Southern California
Oct 2025 – present
Wissem Gmach
Remote Investigator
MD · Odessa National Medical University
Nov 2025 – present
Arjun Kode
Remote High School Student
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
June 2026 – present
Jihyo Lee
Remote High School Student
Deep Run High School, Richmond
June 2026 – present
Neha Yashawini Karthikeyan
Remote High School Student
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Richmond
June 2026 – present
Alumni
Listed by date joining the lab.
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Siara Shah Dec 2025 – May 2026
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Wakas Mustafa May 2026 – June 2026
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Lindsey Wilson June 2026
