Primary Investigator
Hsiao-Tuan Chao
M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Current Members
Lihua Huang
Sr. research assistant
Jeffrey S Kuerbitz
M.D., Ph.D.
Fellow
Alvina Zia
Research Coordinator I
Claudia Cerezo
Genetic Counseling Student
Ellen Kang
Arden Rae Wheeler
Genetic Counseling Student
Katherine Elizabeth Dullen
Research Technician II
Cecilia Jane Haag
Genetic Counseling Student
Isaiah Matthew Valentine
Research Coordinator I
Nina Shetty
MEDICAL STUDENT
Eriel M Eaglin
Coordinator, Business Operations
Hana Jeong
Visiting Learner
Gabriella Ferretti
Postdoctoral Associate
Melody Lee
MEDICAL STUDENT
Liana Altarabishi
Visiting Learner
Abdalla Galaa Alia
M.Phil., Ph.D
Postdoctoral Associate
NICER (M.D.) Mentees
Nina Shetty
MEDICAL STUDENT
Melody Lee
MEDICAL STUDENT
John Merrick
MEDICAL STUDENT
Trainee Fellowships, Awards and Other Honors
- Dr. Jeffrey S. Kuerbitz (2024-present) - awarded 2026-2028 CNCDP-K12 fellowship
- Dr. Jeffrey S. Kuerbitz (2024-present) - awarded 2026-2028 T32 NeuralCODR fellowship
- Dr. Maimuma Paul (2019-2024) - Assistant Professor, Manipal University, India
- Arden Rae Wheeler (2024) - Class president and graduation commencement speaker, BCM Genetics Counseling Program
- Dr. Maimuna Sali Paul, Sydney Michener, Hiuling Chan, et al (2023) - Poster presentation, 2023 American Society of Human Genetics, Mentor: Dr. Chao
- Dr. Kailin Mao (2022-2023) - Assistant Professor, Hainan Medical University, China
- Dr. Maimuna Sali Paul (2019-present) - 2022 Society for Neuroscience, Spectrum News profile on autism research, Mentor: Dr. Chao
- Dr. Maimuna Sali Paul (2019-present) - 2022 National Ataxia Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, Mentor: Dr. Chao
- Cole Deisseroth (2019-2023) - 2021 Child Neurology Foundation Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellowship, Mentor: Dr. Chao
- Christina Magyar (2021-2023) - 2021 Trentin Scholar Award, BCM Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- John Thomas Gebert (2020-present) - 2021 HCS Cornerstone Grant, Mentor: Dr. Chao
- Dr. Sahana Sreekanta Murthy (2018-2021) - 2018 NARSAD Young Investigator Award, Mentor (2018-2020) Dr. Gould (Princeton), Mentor (2020-2021): Dr. Chao (BCM)
- Nathan Bliss (2017-2020) - 2019 Autism Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Mentor: Dr. Chao
Master's students, NICER scholars (M.D.), PREP Scholars, SMART Scholars, Project Interns, Other Mentee Alumni
- Maitreyi Shrikhande (2025 BCM SMART Program)
- Claudia Cerezo (2023-2025, Master's of Genetic Counseling)
- Melina Corriveau (2022-2025, NICER, current: BCM School of Medicine)
- Brooke Horist (2022-2024, CTR-CAQ, current: BCM Genetics & Genomics PhD program)
- John Thomas Gebert (2021-2024, CTR-CAQ, current: BCM MSTP)
- Arden Rae Wheeler (2022-2024, Masters of Genetic Counseling)
- Sabrina Amaya (2020-2024, current: UT Southwestern Child Neurology residency)
- Ronald Franzen (2020-2024, current: UTHSC Psychiatry residency)
- Hiuling Chan (2023 BCM SMART program)
- Cole Deisseroth (2020-2022, BCM Medical Scientist Training Program)
- Vanesa Lerma (2020-2022, current: University of Houston, Clinical Neuropsychology Ph.D. student)
- Mary Clare Koebel (2022 BCM SMART program)
- Jordan Wu (2022-2024 Rice University Master's program, current: UCLA School of Medicine M.D. student)
- John Hayes (2020-2021, current: Texas A&M University, Industrial Engineering Ph.D. student)
- Harim Delgado-Seo (2020-2021 BCM PREP scholar, current: BCM Neuroscience Ph.D. student)
- Vanessa Iroegbulem (2020 BCM SMART program)
- Aarushi Nayak (2019-2020 Project Intern)
- Nathan Bliss (2017-2020 Project Intern, UTHSC School of Medicine M.D. student)