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Team Lead

Learn more about Beatriz Castro, Ph.D.

bcastro@purdue.edu

Active Lab Members (Undergraduate students)

 Raveena Venkateshwaran

Raveena Venkateshwaran

Neurobiology and Physiology with a minor in Chemistry on the pre-med track
Natalia Karpiel 

Natalia Karpiel 

Biomedical Health Sciences major with a Pre-Dental concentration.
Valeria S. Berdecía Avilés

Valeria S. Berdecía Avilés

Biomedical Health Sciences major on the Pre-Med track with minors in Chemistry and Spanish for the Professions. 

Matthew Robert Gregory

Matthew Robert Gregory

Alessia Lynn Baumann

Alessia Lynn Baumann

Kaitlin Elizabeth Duffus

Kaitlin Elizabeth Duffus

Savannah Monroe Irizarry

Savannah Monroe Irizarry

Sujal Joshi

Sujal Joshi

Active Lab Members (Graduate Students)

Ayush Bansal

Ayush Bansal

Biomedical Health Science 

Lindsay Brncick

Lindsay Brncick

Biomedical Health Sciences
Farhad Roodi

Farhad Roodi

PhD student in Learning Design and Technology

College of Education (Purdue University)

New Members (Onboarding)
  • Puneeta Ganga
Past Members
  • Carla Hernandez (May 2024–2026)
  • Alara Seremet Zeynep (May 2025–2026)
  • Gabriella Conjelko (Oct. 2025–May 2026)
  • Samantha Johnson (Oct. 2025–May 2026)
  • Alana Diedrick (May 2024–2025)
  • Wojciech Kielbus (May–Dec. 2025)
Past Collaborators
  • Kelsey Smart