De
Marco
Lab
Natalia De Marco Garcia, PhD
Natalia De Marco Garcia, PhD

Associate Professor of Neuroscience
The Brain and Mind Research Institute
Weill Cornell Medical College
nad2018@med.cornell.edu

Camilo Ferrer Fierro, PhD
Camilo Ferrer Fierro, PhD

Instructor in Neuroscience
Stony Brook University ’18
rcf4001@med.cornell.edu

Gülcan Akgül, PhD
Gülcan Akgül, PhD

Assistant Professor in Research
NARSAD Young Investigator
Stony Brook University ’12
gua4004@med.cornell.edu

Ayan Hussein, PhD
Ayan Hussein, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’22
ayh4001@med.cornell.edu

Seohee Ahn, PhD
Seohee Ahn, PhD

Postdoctoral fellow
University of Southern California ’23
sea4006@med.cornell.edu

Ami Ritter, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Haifa ’22
amr4018@med.cornell.edu

Andrew Iannone, PhD
Andrew Iannone, PhD

MD/PhD student. Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program.
NIH NRSA F30 awardee
Harvard College’12
afi2001@med.cornell.edu

Imme van der Knaap

Visiting Graduate Assistant in Neuroscience
Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Sam Wacks
Sam Wacks

Research Associate
Brandeis University’20
saw4007@med.cornell.edu

Robin Zhang
Robin Zhang

Research Associate
University of Michigan ’19
roz3001@med.cornell.edu

Ross Moseley
Ross Moseley

Research Associate
Cornell University ’22
rom4016@med.cornell.edu

Julia Bauriedel
Julia Bauriedel

Research Associate
Colorado College ’23
jub4016@med.cornell.edu

Cora Wright
Cora Wright

Undergraduate student, Barnard College, NY

Nisma Hussein

Research Technician
Hunter College ’23

Zoya Fazal

Undergraduate student, Barnard College, NY

Collaborators
Robert C. Froemke, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology; Neuroscience and Physiology.
NYU

Heidi Stuhlmann, PhD

Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology WCMC

Rosa Cossart, PhD

Research Director INMED, INSERM, Marseille, France

Conor Liston, MD/PhD

Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry WCMC

Anjali M Rajadhyaksha, PhD.

Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Pediatrics WCMC

David Pisapia, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology WCMC

Gabriela Chiosis, PhD

Lab Head, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Past Members
Alexander Donatelle

Research Associate II (2020-2023)
New York University’20
Incoming WCMC Neuroscience PhD student

Carmen Macias

ACCESS 2022 undergraduate student
Brandeis University
cam7049@med.cornell.edu

Rachel Babij

MD/PhD student. Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering, Tri Institutional MD-PhD Program.
NIH NRSA F30 awardee
University of Virginia’11
Currently Ophthalmology resident at NYU Langone

Alicia Che, PhD

Instructor in Neuroscience
NARSAD Young Investigator
NINDS K99/R00 awardee
University of Connecticut’14
Currently Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine

Zhe Ran Duan

MD/PhD student. Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering, Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program.
Cornell University’13
Currently Pathology resident at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University

Philip Chu, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow (2015-2018)
Currently postdoctoral fellow at University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Neurosurgery.

Careen Foord

Rotation student.
Neuroscience graduate program WCMC.
Fall 2020.

Anna Tuttman

Rotation Student
WCMC Neuroscience Graduate Program
alt4018@med.cornell.edu

Amanda Buch

Rotation student. Neuroscience graduate program, WCMC. Summer 2017.

Andrew Lee

Rotation student. Neuroscience graduate program, WCMC. Summer 2017.

Caitlin Burgdorf

Rotation student. Neuroscience graduate program. Spring 2015

Dave Richard

PhD Student Neuroscience graduate program WCMC.
Stony Brook University ’20
dar4010@med.cornell.edu

Takumi Otsuka

Research Associate (2016-2020)
University of Connecticut’16

Camille Bonnet

Visiting Graduate Assistant in Neuroscience
University Claude Bernard Lyon (France)

Monica Ferrer Socorro

Research Associate (2014-2016)
Currently MD Pediatrics resident at NYU School of Medicine

Emma Keteku

Summer student. Gateways to the Laboratory Program, Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering,Tri-Institutional MD/PhD Program (2016).
Undergraduate student. Harvard University.

Francisco Avellan, MD

Research Volunteer (2016)
Catholic University of Guayaquil’12, Ecuador.

Alison Santos-Marquez

Summer student 2023
Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program
WCMC/RU/SKI Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program
Undergraduate student, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
als4042@med.cornell.edu

Estefany Garcés, MD

Research Volunteer (2015)
Zulia University’13, Venezuela

Georgiy Yudinstev, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Illinois’19
gyu4001@med.cornell.edu

Melis Inan, PhD

Postdoctoral fellow Manfredi/De Marco labs (2014)
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Positions available
NYC offers an incredible life experience with the highest concentration of scientific, artistic and sport centers in the world. Regardless of your country of origin, you will find activities and a group of people with whom you can identify.

Postdoctoral Fellows
The De Marco lab uses a combination of viral tracing techniques, mouse genetics, patch-clamp recordings and optogenetics to study neuronal development, synaptic function and synaptic connectivity in the mouse brain. We are looking for enthusiastic postdoc candidates preferable with a strong background in neuroscience. Prior experience in neurophysiology, in vivo imaging or mouse genetics is desirable. Interested applicants should send application materials including a CV that describes past research experience and names and contact information of at least three references by email to Dr. Natalia De Marco Garcia (nad2018@med.cornell.edu).

Graduate students
We are looking for highly motivated graduate students. Students interested in rotating in the lab are encouraged to contact me to set a time to meet and discuss available rotation projects.