Current Members

Marie Suver, PhD - Principal Investigator (PI)

Marie is an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and the Vanderbilt Brain Institute. Marie did her undergraduate work at the University of Washington, majoring in biology and computer science, and obtained her Ph.D. in Computation and Neural Systems at Caltech working with Michael Dickinson. She then did her postdoctoral work with Kathy Nagel at NYU Langone. Outside of the lab, Marie enjoys music, food, hiking, and raises two kids with her husband.

Olivia Nunn - Graduate Student

Olivia is investigating circuits for sensory-motor integration in the antenna in Drosophila. She did her undergraduate research at Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC), first with Dr. Carly York, studying Xenopus development, and later, advised by Dr. Scott Schaefer, investigated the distribution, density, and diversity of tree-foraging ants. When not in the lab, Olivia enjoys exploring Nashville for the best cup of coffee, hot yoga, & trying new foods.

Toby McCabe - Graduate Student

Toby is currently focused on mapping antennal motor circuits in Drosophila. During his undergraduate studies at Kenyon College, Toby conducted computational and electrophysiological research on an electrogenic class of sodium potassium chloride transmembrane transporters in flies and mosquitos, working with Dr. Chris Gillen. When he is not in the lab, he enjoys reading, playing Ultimate Frisbee, and hanging out with his foster cats.

Emily Kophs - Research Technician

Kevin Mills - Research Technician

Erika Cao - Undergraduate Student

Sam Lee - Undergraduate Student

Claire Ripoll - Undergraduate Student