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YPRI 2025 Lab Placements

Detailed lab descriptions for YPRI 2025 labs can be found here!

Lab Name Research Area Research Keywords
Abraham Lab Mechanical Engineering & Robotics Computational Modeling of Robotic Forces, Contact Models
Biwer Lab Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences Cardiovascular Disease, Preeclampsia, Microvasculature 
Chandra Lab Neuroscience & Cell Biology Neurodegeneration, Protein Expression in Neurons
Crawford Lab Microbiology & Chemistry Bacterial Metabolites , Novel Drugs
Fikrig Lab Microbiology & Cell Biology Mosquito-borne diseases, Dengue Virus
Libreros Lab Cell Biology & Biochemistry Lipid Metabolism, Inflammation,  Mass Spectrometry 
Lu Lab Cell Biology Genetic Basis of Nuclear Shape, DNA Cloning
Mandel-Brehm Lab Neuroscience & Cell Biology Autoimmunity against the Brain, Gene Expression
Murray Lab Microbiology Hospital Equipment, Disinfection, Bacterial Culture
Natarajan Lab Astronomy Black Holes, Growth of Galaxies
Nwanyanwu Lab Ophthalmology Health Disparities, Diabetic Retinopathy
Pahlavan Lab Mechanical Engineering & Physics Transport of Colloids, Microfluidics, Microplastics
Peters Lab Medical Imaging & Computational Biology  MRI,  Heart Imaging and Tracking 
Saxena Lab Neuroscience & Computational Biology Computational Models of Neuronal Networks, Motor Pathways
Snell Lab Neuroscience & Cell Biology Role of the Cerebellum, Genetic Mutations, Calcium Channels
Taylor Lab Neuroscience  Social Decision Making, Rat Behavioral Experiments
Wright Lab (Laura Havener) Mechanical Engineering & Physics 

High-Energy Particle Collider, Constructing Light Sensors

 

YPRI 2024 Lab Placements

Lab Name Department

Blake Lab

Dixit Lab

Favuzzi Lab

Lake Lab

Libreros Lab

Lu Lab

Massilani Lab

Mayer Lab

McDougal Lab

Murray Lab

Nwanyanwu Lab

Polimanti Lab

Pahlavan Lab

Taylor Lab

Yale Teen Power Lab

Ying Lab

Lin Zhong Lab

Mingjiang Zhong Lab

Earth & Planetary Sciences

Biomedical Engineering

Neuroscience

Genetics

Pathology

Genetics 

Genetics

Chemistry

Biostatistics

Pediatrics

Ophthalmology

Psychiatry

Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science

Psychology

Psychiatry

Computer Science

Computer Science

Chemical and Environmental Engineering


YPRI 2023 Lab Placements

Lab Name Department
Marlyse Duguid Lab Ecology
Peijun Guo Lab Chemical Engineering, Material Science
Joy Hirsch Lab Neuroscience
Fahmeed Hyder Lab Magnetic Resonance Research Center
Dionysis Kalogerias Lab Computer Science
Julia Leonard Lab Developmental Psychology
James Mayer Lab Chemistry
Corey O’Hern Lab Mechanical Engineering/Material Science
Amir Pahlavan Lab Mechanical Engineering/Material Science
Rachel Perry Lab Biology
Renato Polimanti Lab Human Genetics/Computational Biology
Brian Scassellati Lab Computer Science
Dustin Scheinost Lab Neuroscience

Previous YPRI Lab Placements

Lab Name Department
Joanne McGovern Lab Emergency Medicine
Joshua Gendron Lab Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Lynn Cooley Lab Genetics
Linda Mayes Lab Child Study Center
Jakub Szefer Lab Electrical Engineering
Patrick Loria Lab Chemistry
Julie Zimmerman Lab Chemical Engineering/Environmental Engineering
Menachem Elimelech Lab Environmental Engineering
Damon Clark Lab Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Farren Isaacs Lab Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Dylan Gee Lab Psychology