Principal Investigator

Lynne received her PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For her graduate thesis, she uncovered the mechanisms of how amino acids signal within cells to promote growth. As a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, she developed rapid biochemical methods to profile neuronal organelles as well as deduced how decision making is regulated by multiple key neurotransmitters in the striatum.

BU Biology profile

Lab Manager & Visiting Fellow

Michelle received her BA in Neuroscience from Boston University in 2020. During her undergraduate studies, she contributed to the development of a new imaging technique and utilized it to study the spatiotemporal dynamics of neurotransmitters in the striatum during learning and decision making. After graduating, Michelle worked as a technician alongside Lynne to elucidate how key neurotransmitters are regulated in the striatum during decision making.

Undergraduate Student

Justin is a junior at BU majoring in biochemistry & molecular biology. He is interested in how neurotransmitters interact during decision-making. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, playing with his dog, and hanging out with friends.

Undergraduate Student

Tina is a BA/MA student at Boston University, majoring in Cellular Biology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. She is interested in understanding the molecular basis of how neural signaling contributes to the fundamental processes necessary to meet an organism’s daily needs. Outside of lab, she enjoys playing piano and hanging out with friends.

Graduate Student, MCBB Program

Anne received her BS in Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology from UC Santa Barbara in 2022. At UCSB, she utilized stem cell derived retinal organoids to study key mutations implicated in retinitis pigmentosa. She was also involved in studying the early pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes through investigation of glucose metabolism. Now, Anne is studying neuromelanin and its lifecycle in dopaminergic neurons. In her free time she enjoys cooking, playing the bass, and crocheting.

Graduate Student, Dept of Biology Neurobiology Program

Elif received her BA in Cell Biology & Neuroscience from Rutgers University. As an undergraduate researcher, she studied the effect of partitioning defective polarity proteins on dendritic spines in learning and memory. Following her graduation, Elif was a post-baccalaureate research assistant examining how mutations in Shank3, a postsynaptic scaffolding protein, influence dendritic spine development and synapse formation. Currently, she is exploring how core lysosomal-dependent signaling pathways are remodeled in neurons. Outside of the lab, she enjoys going bouldering and playing the piano.

Undergraduate Student

Etiene is a sophomore at BU studying neuroscience. She is interested in understanding the production and effects of neuromelanin in dopaminergic neurons. She enjoys exploring the city, reading, and hanging out with friends in her free time. 

Graduate Student, MCBB program

Suraj received his Integrated M.Sc. in Biotechnology from SPPU, Pune, in 2022. He then worked as a research technician at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), focusing on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-localized N-linked glycosylation pathway, specifically the enzyme Alg10 in fruit flies. Suraj is interested in exploring the diverse interactions within neuronal cell biology. Outside the lab, he enjoys reading non-fiction books and cooking.

Graduate Student, Dept. of Biology CM Program

Andrew received his BS in Biology from Suffolk University in 2021, and his M.Sc from Tufts University in 2025. In-between degrees, he was a Mass Spectrometry Metabolomics researcher, studying COVID-19, Maternal Immune Activation, and single cell multiomics technology pipelines. Andrew is currently  interested in how neuronal organelles contribute to cellular function and disease. In his free time, he enjoys writing music, and literary fiction, and non-fiction.