Manwani Lab
Bharti Manwani, MD, PhD, FAHA – Associate Professor
Education & Training
MD SN Medical College – Agra, India
PhD University of Connecticut Health Center – Farmington, CT
Residency Neurology, University of Connecticut – Farmington, CT
Fellowship Vascular Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Boston, MA
Areas of Interest
Clinical & research interests: vascular neurology, stroke in women, cardioembolic strokes, Cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and general neurology
Gabriel Chiu, PhD – Research Scientist
Education & Training
BS Animal Biology, University of California at Davis – Davis, CA
PhD Nutrition and Neuroimmunology, University of Illinois at Urban Champaign – Urbana-Champaign, IL
Areas of Interest
Research interests: Neuroimmune regulation in various disease state and neurodegeneration. Development of therapeutic interventions and neuroprotective treatments.
Research
My graduate research project was on sickness behavior after neuroimmune activation. We achieved this using three different models. 1. Hypoxia, 2. LPS and endotoxin, and 3. Dietary fiber and fat. We measured depressive like behavior and learning and memory, as well as biochemical analyses for immune markers including caspase-1 and IL1. My postdoc project was on chemotherapy induced cognitive deficit and possible therapeutic interventions. It focused on utilizing mitochondrial protectants and mesenchymal stem cells. I had 2 projects as a research associate. The first was on hypertension and intracranial aneurysms. The second was using pharmacological intervention on cancer tumor growth
Hobbies & Interests
Playing video games and tabletop games with friends, 3D modeling and printing
Research Assistants
Joey Hernandez
Education & Training
BS Biotechnology and Public Health, University of Houston – Houston, TX (2027)
Vasi Kyriakopoulos
Education & Training
EMT Louisiana Bureau of EMS – Baton Rouge, LA (2022)
BS Neuroscience, Tulane University – New Orleans, LA (2022)
MS Neuroscience, Tulane University – New Orleans, LA (2023)
Aleena Lukose
Education & Training
BS Psychology, Texas A&M University – College Station, TX (2024)