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Brenda earned her PhD in Physiology and Neurobiology from the University of Connecticut. Her doctoral research explored the direct effects of epilepsy-associated Scn1a mutations on brainstem respiratory centers, utilizing whole-animal behavioral studies and slice patch electrophysiology. Brenda’s...

Dr. Mahoney has examined the role of orexin in promoting arousal and attention in the presence of rewarding stimuli. With mouse models of narcolepsy, she identified neurons of the central nucleus of the amygdala that underlie the triggering of cataplexy (sudden episodes of muscle paralysis) by...

Jinhwan Choi is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), affiliated with Harvard Medical School. His research background covers sleep physiology and genetics. His current work aims to understand the neural circuitry of sleep and...

Diego Carias is a research assistant for the Scammell Laboratory. He assists post-doctoral fellows with experimental procedures and manages the laboratory.

Mustafa Korkutata is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), affiliated with Harvard Medical School. His work focuses on sleep medicine and neuroscience, with a particular interest in the neuropharmacology of sleep and the mechanisms...

Mudasir is a neuroscientist with over a decade of experience in exploring neural circuits that regulate sleep-wake states, stress-induced insomnia, and consciousness. In Dr. Scammell’s lab, he is interested in exploring the therapeutic potential of orexin peptides to improve outcomes in obesity...