Alexander Chubykin
Principle Investigator
Alex Chubykin is an Associate Professor at Purdue University. He completed his PhD with Nobel Laureate Thomas C. Südhof at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas investigating synapse formation in mouse models of Autism. He did postdoctoral work at MIT with Mark F. Bear looking at perception of time in the visual cortex of mice.
Current Graduate Students/Staffs
Mowen Yin
Ph.D. student
I'm interested in using neuropixel probe recording electrophysiological signals to study the reward prediction theory of dopamine.
Kevin Cragg
Ph.D. student
I focus on understanding the basis, representation, and formation processes of learning and memory within the primary visual cortex using silicon electrophysiology probes and single/two-photon calcium imaging.
Violeta Saldarriaga
Ph.D. student
Sanghamitra Nareddula
Ph.D. student
Cheng Bi
Postdoctoral researcher
I am working to correlate electrophysiological measurements with the nanoscale structure of dendritic spines, as visualized by super-resolution imaging within brain tissue.
Varun M. Kumar
Visiting Research Scholar
My interests lie in applying AI and ML techniques to solve problems in computational neuroscience, particularly in treating and diagnosing neurological disorders. I am also working towards building an end-to-end neural data analysis software package.
Former Graduate Students/Staffs
Quiyu "Rachel" Wu, Ph.D.
Samuel Kissenger, Ph.D.
Adam
Anderson
Carlay LaTour,
Ph.D.
Xi Cheng, Ph.D.
Michael
Zimmermann, Ph.D.
Yu Tang, Ph.D.
Mang Gao, Ph.D.
Undergraduates
Mia Fehlinger​
Jenna Barry
Sein Kim
Xinwan Hu
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Former Undergraduates
Renee Towers
Catherine Gervais
Rachel Lehman
Adriana Rotger
Rylan Moffitt
Rachel Rudnicki
Caroline Powell
Paige Edens
Matthew Andrew
Krutul
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Interested in joining the lab?
Please send an email directly to Alex with a cover letter describing your previous accomplishments and technical experience, and why you are interested in joining the Chubykin Lab and what you can bring to the lab. Please enclose your CV and the names, emails and phone numbers of three references.
Post Docs
Research Technician
If you are looking for a position as a technician or research assistant, please email Alex with your CV describing your previous lab experience and skill set, your career goals and your potential employment timeline.
Graduate Student
If you are looking for a graduate student position in the Chubykin lab, you first need to apply to the graduate program at the Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University.
If you are already a Purdue graduate student looking for a lab, email Alex to set up a meeting. We are always interested in enthusiastic rotation students.
Undergraduate Student
If you are currently an Purdue student with an interest in a research opportunity, please email Alex with your previous experience and coursework and how much time you are willing to spend in the lab. The minimum required commitment for an undergraduate student is two semesters.
