#  Riya Sivakumar 

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**Thesis lab:** Pascal Kaeser

**Rotation labs:** Pascal Kaeser, Nicholas Bellono, David Ginty

**For me, home is:** Portland, Oregon

**Prior degree(s):** B.A. in Neuroscience (Pomona College)

**Research experience before PiN:** Synaptic plasticity & drug repurposing in Alzheimer’s disease (Parfitt Lab, Pomona College), proteomic tool development (Schuman Lab, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research), regulation & dynamics of dendritic mitochondria during plasticity (Rangaraju Lab, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience)

**Current research interests:** Brain energy spending, plasticity, synaptic biology, somatosensation, pain

**Interests outside lab:** Backpacking, vegan baking, crafting poorly, making elaborate playlists, skiing, and reading



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Entry year
    
     [2024-2025](/entry-year/2024-2025)
- ## People
    
     [Student](/people/student)