Molly Boyer

PhD Student

Molly graduated from SUNY Geneseo in 2019 with a degree in Neuroscience before working in the lab of Dr. Rashid Deane at the University of Rochester for two years studying the kinetics of cerebrospinal fluid in Alzheimer’s disease. She joined Tufts Neuroscience Program in 2021, and is excited to be the first graduate student in the Bygrave lab! Outside the lab, Molly loves hiking, skiing, yoga, exploring New England, and baking assorted bread and desserts.

Pascal Schamber

PhD Student

Pascal graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Neuroscience in 2018 then worked in biotech studying AAV gene therapy for genetic forms of hearing loss. He joined the PhD program and our lab in 2023 and is excited to study how different interneuron subtypes participate in local brain circuits. He is a perpetual tinkerer and enjoys programming, exploring the outdoors, and traveling to warm places. 

Lina Oh

PhD Student

Lina graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a B.S. in Neuroscience and a B.A. in Public Health Studies. Before joining Tufts, she was a research associate in Dr. Keri Martinowich's lab at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, where she helped generate transcriptomic profiles of various brain regions implicated in psychiatric disorders using postmortem human brain tissue samples. Lina joined the Neuroscience Program at Tufts in 2024 and is excited to learn more about the neurobiology underlying mood and stress-related disorders. Outside of the lab, she enjoys reading, journaling, snowboarding/skiing in the winter, and making playlists (all year round).

Shiyu (Matt) Zhang

Research Technician

Shiyu Zhang (Matt) is an MPH graduate student at Tufts University School of Medicine, specializing in Biostatistics & Epidemiology. Before joining the Bygrave lab and Tufts University, Matt completed a BA in Biology with a specialization in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics, also earning a minor in Computer Science from Boston University in 2022. Outside the lab, Matt enjoys traveling, hiking, fishing, coffee brewing, and photography.

Leni Hartman

Undergraduate Student

Leni is an undergraduate at Tufts University majoring in Biopsychology. She is thrilled to be a part of the Bygrave lab! Leni loves the outdoors. In her free time, she runs, hikes, sails, and climbs.