narayananlab

Mapping cognition to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic tools for human brain disease

Dr. Narayanan is from Seattle, and completed his undergrad at Stanford and a MD, PhD, and neurology residency at Yale prior to a faculty position at the University of Iowa from 2012-2026.

Alumni

Postdoctoral fellows

TraineeYearLab PositionCurrent PositionNotes
Georgina Aldridge, MD, PhD2014-2019Resident/FellowAssociate Professor, University of IowaR25, K08, 3 R01s
Alberto Serrano-Pozo, MD PhD2014-ResidentAssociate Professor, Harvard Medical SchoolK08, R25, R01
Qiang (Johnson) Zhang, MD2015-2021Postdoctoral fellowClinical Assistant Professor, University of IowaNINDS R25, NeuroNEXT R03, R01
Arun Singh, PhD2017-2020Postdoctoral fellowAssociate Professor, University of South Dakota
Youngcho Kim, PhD2013-2017Postdoctoral fellowResearch Assistant ProfessorNARSAD
Livia Lins2015-2016Postdoctoral fellowProfessor of Physiology, Universidade Federal de Sergipe · Departamento de FisiologiaFAPESP (Brazil)
Gabriela Chuiffa Tune2018-2019Postdoctoral fellowPostdoctoral fellow, Universidade Federal do ABC, Sao Paolo State, BrazilFAPESP (Brazil)
Josephine Schamp, PhD2018-2021Postdoctoral fellowAssistant Professor, York CollegeINSPIRE T32
Rachel Cole, PhD2018-Postdoctoral fellowResearch Assistant Professor, University of MinnesotaNRSA F32 OSNAP
Hisham Abdelmotilib, MD PhD2019-ResidentClinical fellowship, University of TexasR25
Krystal Parker, PhD2013-2016Postdoctoral fellowAssociate Professor with tenure, University of IowaK01, NARSAD, R01
Max Liu, MD PhD2021-ResidentSleep fellowship, Washington University St. Louis 
Matthew Weber, PhD2018-Postdoctoral fellowResearch Scientist, University of IowaNIA K22
Alex Bova2021Postdoctoral fellowIn labINSPIRE T32, NINDS F32, BBRF Young Investigator
Brooke Yeager2026-Postdoctoral fellowIn lab 
Xin Ding2026-Postdoctoral fellowIn lab 
Mackenzie Rysted2023-Postdoctoral fellowIndiana Biosciences Research InstituteINSPIRE T32

Doctoral Students

TraineeYearLab PositionCurrent PositionNotes
Stephanie Alberico, PhD2012-2017DoctoralResearch Scientist, University of MinnesotaNRSA F31, NIH T32
Eric Emmons, PhD2013-2018DoctoralAssistant Professor, Drake UniversityNRSA F31
MD Fahim Anjum, PhD2015-2021DoctoralPostdoc, Little Lab, UCSFBallard-Seashore
R. Austin Bruce2019-2022DoctoralPostdoctoral fellowship, MAyo
Mackenzie Conlon2020-2022, 2024-DoctoralIn lab; University of Iowa MD-PhD
Hannah Stutt2021-2026DoctoralPostdoctoral fellowship, UCLA
Brooke Yeager2021-2026DoctoralPostdoctoral fellowship, IowaKwak-Ferguson fellowship, SFN TDPA
Xin Ding2022-2026DoctoralPostdoctoral fellowship, IowaGraduate college fellowship
Christopher Hunter2024-DoctoralIn lab; University of Iowa MD-PhDKwak-Ferguson fellowship, SFN TDPA
Victor Kilonzo2024-DoctoralIn lab; University of Iowa MD-PhDPharmacology T32

Undergraduates, Postbacs, & Research Assistants

TraineeYearLab PositionCurrent PositionNotes
Johnathan Kingyon, MD2012-2015Undergrad ICRUUniversity of Iowa MD, UIHC Radiology residentNeuroradiology
Adam Miller2012-2014Undergrad / postbacUniversity of Iowa MD, Dermatologist, Iowa
Sangwoo Han2013-2017Undergrad / postbacUC Irvine MD-PhD, Fellow at University of Iowa
Karun Kiani2013-2015SUMR programUniversity of Pennsylvania MD-PhD
Keira Choi2015-2018UndergradPusan Dental School
Dennis Jung2016-2018Research AssistantUniversity of Rochester PhD program
Tomas Lence2016-2019Undergrad / postbacUniversity of Iowa MD
Morgan Kennedy2017-2018Lab managerUniversity of Iowa MD
Lucy Wagner2017-2018Undergrad / SUMRUniversity of Virginia MD-PhD
Travis Larson2018-2021Undergrad / postbac / SUMR/ ICRUDuke MD-PhD
Cameron Keomanivong2018-2021Undergrad / postbacUniversity of Iowa MDFulbright
Arturo Espinoza2018-Research AssistantMasters in Clinical Anatomy, DMU DO
Ta-Tyonna Buck2019SREP ScholarPhD Student, University of Florida
Kartik Sivakumar2019-Undergrad / INI Summer ScholarWest Virginia MSTPINI Summer Scholar
Rachel Volkman2019-Undergrad / ICRUNIH IRTAGoldwater Scholar
Mayu Oya2019-Research AssistantJohns Hopkins Nursing School
Derrick Okine2020-2021PREP ScholarNIH IRTA
Vaibhav Khandelwal2021-Undergrad / postbacPhD student, University of Pittsburgh
Ervina Tabakovic2021-2022Undergrad / postbacUniversity of Iowa MD
Alexis Oppman2021-Research AssistantUniversity of Iowa DDSNavy Scholarship