People

I am an undergraduate student (junior) majoring in Neuroscience on a Biology track. I joined the Herzog lab in September 2022, researching daily rhythms in glioblastoma growth. I’m interested in the area of neuro-oncology and using chronobiology to improve the efficacy of existing treatments. In my free time, I love hiking with friends, playing tennis and violin, and watching some good movies.

I hold a B.S. in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Sciences at the University of the Republic (Uruguay) and a Master’s degree in Biological Sciences with a specialization in Neurosciences from the Program for the Development of Basic Sciences (PEDECIBA, Uruguay). I am interested in studying the synchronization of biological rhythms (such as activity-rest cycles, melatonin and cortisol rhythms, and neural activity) between caregivers and their children.

Outside of science, I love painting and writing, experiencing sunsets, and enjoying the colors of autumn.

I am a graduate student in the DBBS Neuroscience Program. I graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in 2019. After college, I did research at the Universidad de Santiago de Chile and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In 2022, I joined the Herzog lab to study the neuronal properties by which circadian rhythms synchronize in the SCN to regulate multiple behavioral outputs. In my spare time, I like to draw, paint, and read literature.

I am an undergraduate planning to major in Biology on the Neuroscience track, and I joined the Herzog lab in January 2022. Currently, I study the rapid splitting of mouse circadian system rhythms in response to enhanced behavioral feedback. Outside of school, I can be found playing guitar and bass, going on road trip adventures, and reading history books.

After my baccalaureate in engineering, I earned my Ph.D. from JNCASR, India where I studied circadian clock evolution and chronotypes. As a Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow in Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, I explored the role of stochasticity in circadian clocks. Here in the Herzog Lab, I employ theory and experimental techniques to study network connectivity and synchronization of the SCN and seasonality in mice.

My other interests include psychology, philosophy and eastern mysticism.

More about me: https://klnikhil.wordpress.com/

I am an undergraduate student (rising sophomore) at WashU intended to major in Biology on the Computational Biology track. I joined the Herzog Lab in the summer of 2024. Outside of school, I enjoy cooking, baking, swimming, and playing Guzheng (a type of Chinese traditional music instrument).

After my undergraduate studies in Biology at Hendrix College, I earned my PhD with Dr. Karyn Esser at the University of Florida where I identified mechanisms linking the molecular clock to skeletal muscle structure and function. I worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University studying the mechanosensitive pathways regulating fibrosis in the cardiovascular system before working as a scientist at a cancer diagnostics start-up company. In the Herzog lab, I am applying my knowledge of both circadian rhythms and mechanobiology to develop regenerative therapies for arthritis.

I received my BA in neuroscience and psychology from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023, and am currently working towards my master’s degree in computational biology at Saint Louis University. I’m interested in learning more about how sleep and circadian disturbances impact neural dynamics, and would like to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. Outside of the lab I enjoy running, knitting, and hiking.

I am an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Biology, Neuroscience Track. I joined the Herzog lab in the fall of 2025. I study with Pao the role of the sodium leak channel (NaLCN) in regulating circadian rhythm in the SCN in mice. Outside of school, I enjoy fiction writing, reading, hiking, and playing the piano.