Meet our team
Matthew Girgenti, PhD
Principal InvestigatorMy research over the past 5 years has focused on postmortem studies of human brain in PTSD and related complex behavioral disorders. I’m a molecular neuroscientist interested in functional genomics and big data approaches to understanding molecular signatures of neuropsychiatric disease. I live on a horse farm in southwest Connecticut with my wife and two kids.
Catharine Duman, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
Salahuddin Mohammed, PhD
Postdoctoral AssociateMy present research emphasizes identifying convergence in the biological pathways in post-traumatic stress disorder and depression using animal models along with pharmacological, and molecular psychiatry techniques to advance this study. Outside of the lab, I enjoy spending time with my two girls and watching sports, especially cricket and soccer.
As a research associate I am a jack-of-all-trades, but most of the projects I have been involved with investigate Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I perform molecular and behavioral studies and am learning more about genomics. When I have free time I like to hike, snowboard, rock climb, play guitar, and the list goes on.
I want to understand the pathogenesis of psychiatric diseases using multiple neuroscience approaches. My current focus is -omics data analysis. Outside the lab, I'm a traveler and a binge-watcher.