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Jessica Mai, Rowan Gargiullo, Megan Zheng, Valentina Esho, Osama E Hussein, Eliana Pollay, Cedric Bowe, Lucas M Williamson, Abigail F McElroy, Jonny L Saunders, William N Goolsby, Kaitlyn A Brooks, Chris C Rodgers. Scientific Reports (2024) https://lab.chris-rodgers.com/lab daily 1.0 2022-03-01 https://lab.chris-rodgers.com/values daily 0.75 2021-09-15 https://lab.chris-rodgers.com/about-chris daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/1630514542988-SRW1N78KLHTTU62Q62P2/A+head+shot+of+Chris+Rodgers About Chris - Dr. Chris Rodgers (he) is an Assistant Professor at Emory, and head of the PAC Lab. Chris grew up in Kentucky and was exposed to science and engineering from an early age by his mother, a laboratory veterinarian, and his father, an electrical engineer. Chris attended the Math and Science Technology Center, a magnet program at his local public high school, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (named after the Black poet). Chris majored in electrical engineering at McGill University in Montréal, where he received the James McGill Award, and he received his PhD in neuroscience from the University of California, Berkeley. At Columbia University, he was a Ruth L. Kirschstein postdoctoral fellow and received a Young Investigator Award from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. After completing this training, he began a new position at Emory University as head of the Perception and Action Lab and as Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, with additional affiliations in the Departments of Cell Biology, Biology, and Biomedical Engineering. The scientific question that motivates Chris is: how do computations in the brain enable networks of neurons to process information and control the body? Understanding how these computations change in brain disorders could enable us to engineer better therapies and rehabilitation strategies. Outside the lab, Chris enjoys reading (mostly nonfiction) and brewing beer (mostly red ales). He also runs sometimes, but mostly because it’s good for him, not because he enjoys it all that much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/1629648389821-5VGMV8E5RSKJBH03A6F0/A+three+panel+image.+First%2C+a+mouse+discriminating+shapes+with+tracked+whiskers.+Second%2C+a+schematic+of+a+recording+electrode+in+barrel+cortex.+Third%2C+the+firing+of+an+example+neuron+in+response+to+whisker+motion+and+contacts. About Chris - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://lab.chris-rodgers.com/chris-rodgers-cv daily 0.75 2023-07-08 https://lab.chris-rodgers.com/lab-members daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/be23110e-6b05-42a5-a259-5a1aed481f01/UMBC-5830A.jpg Lab Members - Nia Walker Nia is an undergraduate student at University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC) majoring in Public Health. She is an LGS-SOAR scholar who is working in our lab for the summer of 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/31eae668-4fb1-4de2-bc3b-014c2a695048/Headshot.jpg Lab Members - Osama Hussein Osama is majoring in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, with a minor in Anthropology, at Emory. Osama is also doing his honors thesis in the lab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/280ff151-9947-463a-a6c4-0113d3e01073/Image+from+iOS.jpg Lab Members - Carrissa Morgan Carrissa is an undergraduate at Albany State University majoring in Biology, and worked with us for the summer of 2022 through the SOAR program at Laney Graduate School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/691c10fc-fcd8-4146-b1af-447cc5187abd/Headshot1cropped.png Lab Members - Rowan Gargiullo - Lab Manager Rowan received a psychology BS at Stony Brook University and previously worked as a lab technician at the CDC's HPV serology lab and at MNG Laboratories. Rowan also has some engineering experience from post-bac courses at GSU Clarkston, working at VCO Systems, and playing at the Freeside Atlanta makerspace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/1e90581f-b68d-4b62-9edd-4a9e4f8b1fb9/Image+from+iOS.jpg Lab Members - Megan Zheng Megan is majoring in Economics and Human Health at Emory. She is completing research credit with the Human Helath program in our lab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/90ecccf1-bf8b-43d9-8d10-f9bbb2f1aa4f/profile_pic.jpg Lab Members - Lucas Williamson Lucas is a PhD student in the Neuroscience Graduate Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/c08bb22e-65d0-41c9-a3a9-9b1971ec420d/Sukrith+Headshot.jpeg Lab Members - Sukrith Sriram Vedapuram Sukrith received his Master’s in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech. He is now a Research Specialist in the lab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/a1b94658-4f04-4bc5-8a31-6bc55bdc235b/PollayE_PAC.jpeg Lab Members - Eliana Pollay Eliana is majoring in Sociology at Emory University. She is doing research credit in the lab through the Neuroscience Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/0727c5dd-842c-4297-a89d-dae3b9c3c7d8/image+%284%29.png Lab Members - Valentina Esho Valentina is majoring in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology and also in Chemistry at Emory University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/de35b590-b73d-4ff9-8c03-72d8d3c62901/IMG_3169.jpg Lab Members - Kai Park Kai is majoring in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology with a minor in Philosophy at Emory University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/14283fdb-a554-4b8e-aa2a-882670d575e2/IMG_0981.jpg Lab Members - Cici Liang Cici is majoring in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/bbdf6d2c-49ff-441c-bc06-cd96d77a2430/Screen+Shot+2022-08-31+at+1.30.16+PM.png Lab Members - Jessica Mai Jessica is majoring in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology at Emory. She completed the FYRE program and is doing research credit in the lab through the Neuroscience Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/2ccae6c0-a42d-471f-a0b8-a9497f632371/IMG_1899.jpg Lab Members - Drew Lawless - Research Specialist Drew received his undergraduate degree in Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology from Emory University in 2025. He is working as a research specialist in our lab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/4e093af2-b648-47f6-8c05-e245fd860e9d/pic+with+cat.jpg Lab Members - James Song James is majoring in Computer Science in the “4+1” combined Bachelor’s / Master’s program. He worked as a QTM Fellow in our lab during Fall 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/913d839b-179a-4fc7-903b-c4ed710f8482/headshot.jpg Lab Members - Cedric Bowe Cedric is a student in the MD/PhD program at Emory. He will complete his PhD dissertation in our lab as part of the Neuroscience Graduate Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/8d179996-8f19-456c-89b6-13cc19bd7230/thumbnail_image0.jpg Lab Members - Abigail McElroy Abigail is a PhD student in the Neuroscience Graduate Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611c36369cb67b3988038a4b/7014a9a2-cb14-4645-888d-3a6b3de44836/Headshot+Chung+Joseph+2024.jpeg Lab Members - Joseph Chung Joseph is majoring in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology at Emory University.