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Meet the Team

Our lab brings together scientists at different stages of training who share a commitment to curiosity, rigor, and intellectual ownership. Lab members are expected to ask bold questions, engage deeply with the literature, and take an active role in shaping the direction of their research. We work collaboratively, exchanging ideas, troubleshooting challenges, and learning from one another as we pursue a deeper understanding of brain development and cognition.


Each member of the lab contributes not only technical expertise, but also their own perspective, creativity, and scientific voice. Together, we foster an environment where thoughtful discussion, mutual support, and shared problem-solving drive both individual growth and collective discovery.

Hiruy Meharena, PhD

Hiruy Meharena, PhD

Hiruy Meharena, PhD

Principal Investigator

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Ashley Watson, PhD

Hiruy Meharena, PhD

Hiruy Meharena, PhD

Co-Investigator

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Libby Weber

Hiruy Meharena, PhD

Libby Weber

Faculty Assistant

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Graduate Students

Grace Carter

PhD Candidate - BMS

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Jeffrey Keller

Jeffrey Keller

PhD Candidate - BMS

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Undergraduate Researchers

Rania Palaniappan

Undergraduate Researcher

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Mia Paredez

Mia Paredez

Undergraduate Researcher

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Nicole Zhu

Mia Paredez

Undergraduate Researcher

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Alanna Custodio

Undergraduate Researcher

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Alumni

Jessica Du

2023-2025

Undergraduate Researcher UCSD

Armeen Mozaffari

2024-2025

PhD student UCSD

Guha Sundaram

2023-2025

Current: Research Assistant @ Salk Institute

Mackenzie Carter

2022-2025

Current: J.D. Candidate @ Drexel University School of Law

Nancy Lin

2022-2025

Current: PhD Student @ USC

John Augustine

2023-2025

Undergraduate Researcher @ UCSD

Zoe Adelsheim

2023-2024

Current: MD/PhD student @ UCLA

Parnaz Boroon

2022-2023

Current: PhD student @ UCSD

Jacqueline Grime

2022-2023

Undergraduate Researcher @ UCSD

Karen Jimenez-Reyes

2022-2023

Staff Research Associate

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