The Vichaya PNI Group
Our Research Team
Our lab is led by Dr. Vichaya and maintains a collaborative, interdisciplinary group of Baylor graduate and undergraduate students.
Laura Kusumo
Undergraduate Research Leader
My name is Laura Kusumo and I am a Neuroscience major with a minor in Nutrition Sciences. My anticipation graduation date is May 2023 and afterward, I plan on attending graduate school in hopes to continue research in neuroscience with an interest in investigating cognitive and affective outcomes in preclinical hyperglycemic mouse models. A fun fact about me is that I can play three instruments!
Pranay Sharma
Undergraduate Research Leader
My name is Pranay Sharma and I am a current senior at Baylor majoring in Neuroscience and on the pre-med track. I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and a fun fact about me is that I was a competitive swimmer for 12 years! Outside of the lab, I love to play basketball, run and hike.
Riley McCready
Undergraduate Research Leader
My name is Riley McCready, and I am from Woodstock, Georgia. I am a Senior University Scholars major concentrating in Biology and Psychology. I plan to attend medical school after graduating, and I have been with the PNI Lab since Fall 2020.
Grace Hall
Undergraduate Research Leader
My name is Grace Hall! I am a senior University Scholar concentrating in neuroscience and medical humanities, with minors in biology and biochemistry. I am from Colorado Springs, Colorado, but I was a military kid so I have lived all over! I am planning on going to grad school after graduating to further study neuroscience
Madilyn Johnson
Research Assistant
My name is Madilyn, and I am a sophomore studying medical humanities on the pre-med track. I'm from Hartsville, South Carolina.
KJ Singh
Research Assistant
Hi! I'm KJ and I am a senior biology major. I'm from Galveston island. One of the things I do is play chess in my free time!
Dylan Petway
Research Assistant
Hi! My name is Dylan and I am from Laguna Beach, California. I am currently a junior studying Neuroscience here at Baylor. I serve as a Resident Advisor in the on-campus dorms and I am the Vice President of the Neuroscience Student Association. Post graduation, I am interested in attending graduate school to continue to pursue my love of neuroscience and psychology. In my free time, I love going on hikes, traveling, listening to music, and learning about the brain and all of its fascinating intricacies!
Sindhuja Earagolla
Research Assistant
Hi! My name is Sindhuja Earagolla and I am a senior in the Honors College majoring in Health Science Studies and minoring in Biology on the pre-medical track. I love to dance and play basketball. After graduation, I will be working as a medical assistant and applying to medical school. I have been a part of this lab since my sophomore year and have learned so many important writing and technical skills since then. This lab has made me not only a better researcher but also a better peer and mentor. The people I have met throughout my time in this lab have made the over research experience amazing!
Saba Sultan
Research Assistant
Hi! My name is Saba Sultan and I am a senior McNair Scholar on the Pre-Occupational Therapy track. I joined the PNI lab in the summer of 2022. In the future, I hope to pursue a doctorate in Occupational Therapy. During my free time, I enjoy drawing and drinking lots of coffee :)
Amoli Tadiparthi
Research Assistant
Hi!! My name is Amoli and I am a senior biology major from California. I am on the pre-med track and a part of the honors program here at Baylor. After graduation, I plan to take a gap year to gain more experience whether in the research or clinical setting, before I apply to medical school. Through the honors program, I got the opportunity to participate in a thesis project in the PNI lab; we focused on astrocytic activation in the hippocampal region, and how that may be affected under hyperglycemic conditions. I joined the PNI lab at the beginning of my junior year, and within this year, have gained a range of research experiences and new techniques that I hope to apply in my future career!