Dr. Adrienne Betz, PhD

Principal Investigator

adrienne.betz@qu.edu

Dr. Betz received her Ph.D. from UConn, working in the lab of Dr. John Salamone. She then completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University.

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Jakob Lalvay

Undergraduate student

jakob.lalvay@qu.edu

Jakob is an undergraduate Behavioral Neuroscience student.

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Shalom Azerrad, MS

Research Assistant

shalom.azerrad@qu.edu

Shalom received his BS in Biology from the University of New Haven. He then completed his MS under Dr. Betz at Quinnipiac University.

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Amanda Macnow

Undergraduate student

amanda.macnow@qu.edu

Amanda is an undergraduate Behavioral Neuroscience student with a double major in health science.

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Nicki Syme, BS

Research Assistant

nicole.syme@qu.edu

Nicki received her BS in Behavioral Neuroscience at Quinnipiac University. She continues her work in the Betz lab as a post-baccalaureate research assistant. She is also working for Revalia Bio in New Haven.

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Jaelyn Mejia

Lab technician

jaelyn.mejia@qu.edu

Jaelyn is an undergraduate Biomedical Sciences student and the Betz lab tech!

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Raegan Brosseau

Undergraduate Student

raegan.brosseau@qu.edu

Raegan is an undergraduate Behavioral Neuroscience student in the Honors program at Quinnipiac University.

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Megan Marcille

Undergraduate Student

megan.marcille@qu.edu

Megan is an undergraduate Behavioral Neuroscience student at Quinnipiac University, with minors in chemistry, biology, and Spanish.

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See what the team is up to in the lab!

Lab Alumni

  • Cathryn Charpentier | Undergraduate student | BS, Quinnipiac University - 2026 | LinkedIn

  • Julia Mathews | Undergraduate & QUIP-RS student | BS, Quinnipiac University - 2026 | LinkedIn

  • Payton Sack | Undergraduate & QUIP-RS student | BS, Quinnipiac University - 2026 | Now MS student, GWU | LinkedIn

  • Hunter Axelrod | Undergraduate & QUIP-RS student | BS, Quinnipiac University - 2025 | LinkedIn

  • Madison Enos | Graduate student | BS, MHS Quinnipiac University - 2024, 2025 | Now DO student, UNECOM | LinkedIn

  • Tressa Pantalena | Undergraduate student | BS, Quinnipiac University - 2025 | Now PhD candidate, Stony Brook | LinkedIn

  • Jenelle Miller | QUIP-RS student | BS, Quinnipiac University | Now PhD candidate, UConn | LinkedIn

  • Hannah Jack | Undergraduate & QUIP-RS student | BS, Quinnipiac University - 2024 | LinkedIn

  • Alora Campos | Undergraduate student | BS, Quinnipiac University - 2024 | LinkedIn

  • Carly Sipper | Undergraduate student | BS, Quinnipiac University - 2024 | LinkedIn

  • Emina Metjahic | Undergraduate & QUIP-RS student | Quinnipiac University - 2024 |

  • Guneet Burman | Undergraduate & QUIP-RS student | BS, MHS Quinnipiac University | LinkedIn

  • Katie Castell | Undergraduate & graduate student | BS, MHS Quinnipiac University | LinkedIn

  • Alexandra Pacrin | Undergraduate student | Now PhD candidate, UConn | LinkedIn

  • Jerry Mirra | Undergraduate & QUIP-RS student | BS, MS Quinnipiac University - 2020, 2023 | LinkedIn

  • Danielle DeBartolo | Masters student | BS, UConn | MS, Quinnipiac University | PhD, Drexel University | LinkedIn

  • Tiffany Medwid | Masters student | BA, Holy Cross | MHS, Quinnipiac University | LinkedIn

  • Somiah Dahlawi | Masters student | MS, Quinnipiac University | LinkedIn

  • Renee Rotolo | Undergraduate & graduate researcher | BS, MS Quinnipiac University | PhD, UConn | LinkedIn

  • Tyler Zarin | BS, Quinnipiac University | PhD, ETSU | LinkedIn

  • Kezzia Jones | BS, UConn | MS, Quinnipiac University | LinkedIn

  • Jackie Schurick | QUIP-RS Student

  • Melanie Szahaj | BS, MHS Quinnipiac University | LinkedIn

  • Davina Matinho | QUIPS-RS student | BNS - 2019

  • Courtney Whitelock | Undergraduate student

  • Lindsay Fruehauf | Undergraduate student

  • Lindsay Teliska | Undergraduate & QUIPS-RS student | PhD, Baylor University

  • Somiah Dahlawi | Graduate student | MS, Quinnipiac University

  • Kelsey Francis | Undergraduate student | BS, Quinnipiac University

  • Danielle DeBartolo | Graduate student | MS, Quinnipiac University | PhD, Drexel University

  • Elisabeth Emery | Undergraduate & QUIPS-RS student | BS, Quinnipiac University

  • Jennifer DeMuro | Graduate student | MS, Molecular and Cell Biology, Quinnipiac University - 2014; MD - completed

  • Melissa Rose | Undergraduate & QUIPS-RS student | BS, Quinnipiac University

  • Sriram Ramanan | Undergraduate researcher | BS, Quinnipiac University

  • Jugal Joshi | Graduate student | MS, Quinnipiac University | PhD, Atlanta Clarke University

  • Sahani Jayatilaka | Undergraduate researcher | BS, Quinnipiac University

  • Erin Gallagher | QUIPS-RS student | BSN, Quinnipiac University

  • Kristen Lawler | Undergraduate researcher | BA, Quinnipiac University

  • Eric Kapuza | Undergraduate researcher | BS, Quinnipiac University

  • Danielle Bissell | Undergraduate researcher | BA, Quinnipiac University | MSLP, SCSU

  • Emerson Franke | Undergraduate & graduate student | BS, Quinnipiac University | MS, Quinnipiac University | MD, Ross Medical School

  • Melissa Reilly | Undergraduate & QUIPS-RS student | BA, Quinnipiac University | PhD, University of Washington

  • Greg Forlenza | Undergraduate student | BS, Quinnipiac University | MD, University of Illinois

  • Julia Felciano | Undergraduate student