Editorial Team
Rebecca Fleeman is the Editor-in-Chief of LTS and a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Program. She works in the lab of Dr. Elizabeth Proctor and studies the effects of genetic and lifestyle risk factors on the immunometabolic response of neurons and glia in Alzheimer’s disease.
Stephanie Baringer is a senior editor and a PhD Candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Program. She works in the lab of Dr. James Connor studying the regulation of iron transport at the blood-brain barrier and the potential dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease.
Mariam Melkumyan is a senior editor and a PhD Candidate working on her dual title PhD in Neuroscience and Clinical & Translational Science. She is working in Dr. Silberman’s lab where she studies the effect of acute and chronic alcohol use and stress on neuroinflammation through microglia and astrocyte activation in the Central Amygdala.

Victoria Silvis is an associate editor and a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Program. She works in the lab of Dr. Guy Townsend studying mechanisms of mammalian gut colonization within Bacteroides species.
Savanna Ledford is an associate editor and a DrPH Candidate specializing in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She works with Dr. Eugene Lengerich on examining excess COVID-19 deaths, investigating the public’s perception on excess deaths and mitigation efforts, and analyzing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer patients.
Thank you to past editors of the LTS blog
Stephen Matthews, PhD
Indira Purushothaman, PhD
Sadie Dierschke, PhD
Daniel Haas, PhD
Jordan Gaines Lewis, PhD
Thank you to past contributors to the LTS blog!
Kaitlin Carson
Rachel Kallus, PsyD
Ian Hayman
Carson Purnell
Mike Sha
Victoria Silvis
Hannah Johnson
Gail D’Souza
Savanna Ledford
Mikayla McCord
Brianna Evans
Nicole Lookfong
Olivia Marx
Julia Simpson
Cole Burgess
Kevin Fundora
Gaelyn Lyons
Sonam Lhamo
Joseph Cirilo
Rahul Nachnani
Bailey Keller
Angela Snyder
Zhexi (Jersey) Lu
Raquel Buj, PhD
Sadie Dierschke, PhD
Ryan Hylton
Stephen Matthews, PhD
Elizabeth Lesko
Laura Budurlean
Radha Dhingra
Mariam Melkumyan
Rebecca Fleeman
Indira Purushothaman, PhD
Stephanie Baringer
Daniel Haas, PhD
Jillian Carmichael, PhD
Amanda White, PhD
Emily Schleicher
Jessica Parascando
Ross Keller, PhD
Caitlin Millett, PhD
Jordan Gaines Lewis, PhD and founder of the LTS blog