Our Team

Principal Investigator

Luis M. Tuesta, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  • Postdoc: Harvard Medical School/HHMI
  • Graduate: The Scripps Research Institute
  • Undergrad: University of Miami

E: ltuesta@miami.edu

Graduate Students

Samara J. Vilca, B.S.

Ph.D. Candidate
Neuroscience Graduate Program
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  • Undergrad: Florida Atlantic University

E: svilca@miami.edu

Tate A. Pollock, B.S.

Ph.D. Candidate
Neuroscience Graduate Program
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  • Undergrad: University of Alabama – Birmingham

E: tap125@miami.edu

Alexander Margetts, B.S.

Ph.D. Candidate
Cancer Graduate Program
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  • Undergrad: University of Miami

E: avm27@miami.edu

Lauren Bystrom, B.S.

MD/Ph.D. Student
Medical Science Training Program (MSTP)
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  • Undergrad: University of Minnesota

E: llb81@miami.edu

Master Students

Anthony Maristany, B.S.

Master Student
Master Program in Biomedical Sciences (MIBS)
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  • Undergrad: University of Miami

E: a.maristany@umiami.edu

Maria Lalama, B.S.

Master Student
Master Program in Biomedical Sciences (MIBS)
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  • Undergrad: University of Florida

E: mjl300@miami.edu

Undergraduate Students

Genevieve Pearson

Undergraduate Student
University of Miami

  • Major: Public Health

E: gxp437@miami.edu

Jonathan J. Benitez

Undergraduate Student
University of Miami

  • Major: Biochemistry

E: jjb254@miami.edu

High School Students

Dario D’Urso

HHMI High School Summer Scholar
Mast Academy, Key Biscayne, FL