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)