Lab Members
Damon Page
Principal Investigator
Email: paged@scripps.edu
Damon, Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience, received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Eastern Oregon University and his PhD from the University of Cambridge. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); he also worked as a research scientist at MIT.
Amy Clipperton Allen
Staff Scientist
Email: aallen@scripps.edu
Amy graduated with a Ph.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience from the University of Guelph. She studied the involvement of estrogens and their receptors in social behaviour and social learning in mice, with Dr. Elena Choleris.
Jenna Levy
Graduate Student
Email: jlevy@scripps.edu
Jenna is a graduate student in the Page Lab. She studies molecular and cellular substrates of growth and connectivity in the context of ASD risk genes.
Aya Zucca
Research Assistant II
Email: azucca@scripps.edu
Aya joined Page Lab in 2017. She graduated from the University of New Mexico (UNM) with a degree in Biology and Psychology. Since then, Aya has followed her passion for neuroscience working with Dr. Fernando Valenzuela at UNM, Dr. Giovanni Marsicano at University of Bordeaux in France, and Dr. Jeff Wickens at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan using different techniques including electrophysiology, optogenetics, histology and behavior.
Niki Mabie
Laboratory Administrative Assistant
Email: dmabie@scripps.edu
Niki Mabie joined Scripps in 2019 as Administrative Assistant. She supports Dr. Damon Page and his lab members. Niki’s background includes more than 25 years of communications and public relations experience.
Alumni
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Ian ApapResearch Technician 2011-2012 |
Hashna ManoharanFAU High School Summer Intern (KENAN) 2012 |
Victoria McKeeSuncoast High School Summer Intern (KENAN) 2013 |
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Ankit KaushikGeorgia Tech Summer Intern (SURF) 2012 |
Danielle LlanezaUniversity of Albany - SUNY Visiting Graduate Student 2012-2013 |
Brian KellySuncoast High School Summer Intern (KENAN) 2013 |
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Dalina LaffitaFAU Intern 2015 |
Elizabeth PerkinsSUNY Upstate Medical College |
Youjun ChenResearch Associate 2012-2016 |
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Alan BarbosaAyriu Student International |
Angela ZhangUniversity of Iowa |
Stacy CabralFAU Intern 2016 |
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Vanessa WaltersFAU Intern 2017 |
Wen-Chin HuangTSRI Graduate Student 2013-2017 |
Julien SejourneResearch Associate 2012 - 2017 |
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Massimiliano AcetiSr. Research Associate 2017-2018 |
Ori CohenResearch Associate 2014-2020 |
Michaela HorgerUniversity of Arizona SURF Program Summer |
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Hannah SwickSUNY, College at Empire State, AYIRU Program 2018-2019 |
Alex LishUtah State University SURF Program |
William ZhaoFAU Summer Intern 2019 |
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Jennifer JeantyFAU |
Christy LeFlammeFAU BLEU Program 2019-2020 |
Alice MetzUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst SURF Program Summer 2015 |
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Mirella FernandezUniversity of Connecticut SURF Program Summer 2017 |