Hi everyone! As Annalisa alluded to in the previous post, I’m currently the longest tenured member of the Scimemi Lab, having started back as an undergraduate student in the Fall semester of 2015 (aka making me the old grandpa of the lab). I’m currently in my third year of the MCDN PhD program here at the University at Albany, focusing on the “N” or neural portion of the acronym. In my two full years in the program, I’ve focused in on astrocytes, a glial cell type widely found across the brain, and how they influence and effect memory and learning within the hippocampus.
Stepping away from the science quickly, some of my hobbies include being outdoors, whether it be hiking, boating, or just playing sports. For those of you that don’t know, I’m a former member of the University at Albany’s football team, participating while I was an undergraduate ( if you want a good laugh, you can google my name with “Albany football” for my last roster picture from 2016). I also enjoy listening to various podcasts and all types of music, from rap to indie. Some of my favorite artists are Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Lil Uzi Vert, Mumford and Sons, and Two Door Cinema Club, among others.
Once I conclude my PhD in Albany, I hope to continue my scientific research career by investigating the effects of concussions and other traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and their long-term impacts. Being able to combine two of my deepest passions, football and neuroscience, I feel that concussion research is a natural progression for myself as a scientist. Concussion research has been a hot topic of late in the Nation Football League, as it’s been made a paramount point to make the game safer, not just at the professional level but also at the collegiate, high school and youth levels. Being able to contribute to the research that makes the game I love potentially safer is a dream that I plan to pursue and make a reality!
Thank you all for taking a couple minute out of your day to get to know me a little better and I’m excited to see where this blog goes!
JP McCauley
JP is the recipient of the following awards:
2019 CAS Travel Award
2018 Runner Up Poster Presentation Award - Life Sciences Research Symposium
2017-19 TA at Ion Channels and Synaptic Transmission CSHL summer course
2017 Best Poster Presentation Award - Life Sciences Research Symposium
2017 Travel Award for Best Poster Presentation - SfN Hudson-Berkshire Chapter Meeting
2017 President's Award for Leadership - SUNY Albany
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