We are looking to expand our lab! If you are interested in our science and would like to join our lab, please check out our Positions page or contact Dr. Richards.

Linda Richards, AO, FAA, FAHMS, PhD

Linda Richards, AO, FAA, FAHMS, PhD

Edison Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience Director, McDonnell Center for Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology

Professor Linda Richards joined Washington University in St. Louis as the Chair of the Department of Neuroscience and the Edison Professor of Neurobiology on January 1, 2021. The research in her lab focuses on how the brain becomes wired during development. Particular emphasis is on the corpus callosum, specifically with regards to the development, plasticity, and function of the long-range connections of the cerebral cortex.

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Henry Burgess, BEng

Henry Burgess, BEng

Software Engineer II

Henry’s research focuses on the implementation of online experiments and tasks for the human participants of the Richards lab.

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Fujun Chen, PhD

Instructor

Fujun’s research focuses on the function of early neural activity patterns during development and the higher cognitive function of the fat-tailed dunnarts.

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Ryan Dean, PhD

Ryan Dean, PhD

Staff Scientist

Ryan’s research involves understanding how congenital disruptions in cortical connectivity affect brain structure, function, and cognition.

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Tiffany Earle

Tiffany Earle

Study Coordinator

Tiffany recently joined the lab as a Study Coordinator. She coordinates participant recruitment, screening, enrollment, and data collection in the United States.

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Nick Ge

Nick Ge

Undergraduate Student

Nick’s research revolves around investigating the effects of Nuclear Factor 1 (NF-1) expression on the human brain through the usage of animal models.

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Emran Hossen, PhD

Emran Hossen, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Emran’s research focuses on pathways related to interhemispheric fissure remodeling during cortical development.

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Weiqing Ji, PhD

Weiqing Ji, PhD

Staff Scientist

Weiqing’s research utilizes fat-tailed dunnarts to explore the development of visual circuits in the cortex using anatomical, physiological, and optogenetic techniques.

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Monica Kelly Murphy

Monica Kelly Murphy

Research Technician II

Monica recently joined the lab to care for our furry Australian friends.

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Jonathan Lim, PhD

Jonathan Lim, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Jonathan’s research focuses on the transcriptional regulatory networks and molecular pathways governing cell proliferation and differentiation during brain development.

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Nathan Mundell, PhD

Nathan Mundell, PhD

Staff Scientist

Nathan’s research focuses on understanding how neural circuits are formed, and the role of the Nuclear factor one (NFI) family of transcription factors, during cortical development.

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Suranjana Pal, PhD

Suranjana Pal, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Suranjana’s research will focus on investigating genetic and activity-dependent mechanisms regulating cortical development in the mouse and fat-tailed dunnart.

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Lynda Wilmott, PhD

Lynda Wilmott, PhD

Lab Manager/Staff Scientist

Lynda’s research utilizes fat-tailed dunnarts to investigate activity-dependent mechanisms regulating cortical development and will examine all aspects of their behavior.

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