People

David is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at UW-Madison. David completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Neurobiology with Stephen G. Lisberger at Duke following completion of his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins with Reza Shadmehr.

Robert (Bob) Beck is our Lab Manager and a Research Specialist. He earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Rollins College and a Master’s degree in Psychology from Florida Atlantic University, where he studied the role of calcium-activated potassium (SK) channels. At UW–Madison, Bob has held a variety of research and management positions, including serving as a Research Specialist at the Harlow Center and as Lab Manager for Jon Levine, former director of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.

Angela joined the lab as a post-doc after completing her doctorate in neuroscience at the University of Iowa with Mark Blumberg. Her dissertation focused on the functional development of the cerebellar system during infant sleep. Now at UW-Madison, she is excited to be investigating how the cerebellum contributes to the control of reaching movements.

We are actively recruiting new postdoctoral fellows to join our laboratory. Individuals who have experience with multi-contact neurophysiological recordings are particularly encouraged to apply. Reach out to David if you are interested!

Sam is a graduate student in the Neuroscience Training Program at UW-Madison. He earned undergraduate degrees in mathematics and neuroscience from Bates College, where he studied how inhibition of TET enzymes could affect learning and memory consolidation in rodents with TCF4 mutations. He’s broadly interested in how the brain adapts and updates retained information when presented with new sensory and motor cues.

We are looking for graduate students who have completed their undergraduate or Master’s degree in science or engineering.

Those interested in a position in the laboratory should apply to the UW-Madison Neuroscience Training Program or the UW-Madison Biophysics Training Program. Admission to either of these programs typically requires a GPA greater than 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) as well as demonstrated prior research experience. Prior research experience is typically demonstrated by first-author presentation of posters at national/international conferences and/or co-/first-authorship on existing scientific publications. For more information, you can see each program’s website.

Max is an undergraduate at Carleton College, where he studies neuroscience and mathematics. As an undergraduate researcher at Carleton, he investigates the vocal-motor system of neotropical singing mice. He is a 2026 NSF REU Fellow at the UW-Madison College of Engineering. Max is broadly interested in how neural circuits give rise to efficient, adaptable motor behavior, with the goal of developing rigorous quantitative methods to uncover the principles of these circuits.