Lab Members
Meet the Lab team members. We welcome requests for information about our work and collaboration opportunities.
Principal Investigator

Puneet Opal, MD, PhD
Professor in Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department and Cell and Molecular Biology
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Research Assistant Professor

Chandrakanth Edamakanti (Chandu), PhD
PhD: University of Würzburg, Germany
Research interests: pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders, polyglutamine disorders, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, expanded protein aggregation
Postdoctoral Fellows

Jimmy George, PhD
PhD: University of Coimbra, Portugal
Research interests: Understanding the role of senescence in neurodegeneration

Deepak Kumar, PhD
PhD: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Vishwa Mohan, PhD
PhD: Sanjay Gandhipostgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Jean-Michel Paumier, PhD
PhD: Aix Marseille University, France
Lab Manager

James Zewe
Research Staff

Morgan Pooler
BS (Biological Sciences): University of Wisconsin-Madison