Epilepsy Lab Alumni
Research Staff
Douglas A. Coulter, PhD - Associate Professor and Principal Investigator
To contact Dr. Coulter:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center
3615 Civic Center Boulevard, Suite 410D
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-1937 Lab: 215-590-0607
Fax: 215-590-4121
E-mail: coulterd@email.chop.edu
for large attachments use:
coulterd@mail.med.upenn.edu
Chang Hoon Cho, PhD - Post-doctoral Fellow
To contact Dr. Cho:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center, Room 409D
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-0607
E-mail:ChoCH@email.chop.ed
Research Interest: Electrophysiology and Functional Two Photon Imaging
Esther Garcia de Yebenes, MD, PhD - Research Specialist II
To contact Dr. Garcia de Yebenes:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center, Room 409D
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-0607
E-mail: Garciade@email.chop.edu
Research Interest: In vivo electrophysiology
Fu Chun Hsu, PhD - Research Associate
(a-k-a "Robert")
To contact Dr. Hsu:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center, Room 409D
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-0613
E-mail: hsuf@email.chop.edu
Research Interest: Electrophysiology, acutely isolated neuron, organotypic culture
Etalia Johnson, BA - Resource Coordinator
To contact Ms. Johnson:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-3785
E-mail: johnsonet@email.chop.edu
Mary E. Kelly, PhD - Research Associate
To contact Dr. Kelly:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center, Room 409D
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-0607
E-mail: kellyma@email.chop.edu
Research Interest: Anatomy, Histology, Neuroprotection, & Animal seizure models
Xinshe Li, MD - Senior Technician
To contact Dr. Li:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center, Room 409D
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-0607
E-mail:LiX1@email.chop.edu
Research Interest: Molecular biology
Melissa McCartney, BS, PhD - Post-doctoral Fellow
To contact Dr. McCartney:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center, Room 409D
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-1562
E-mail: McCartney@email.chop.edu
Research Interest:
Pavel Ortinski, PhD - Post-doctoral Fellow
To contact Dr. Ortinski:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center, Room 409D
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-0607
Email: Ortinski@email.chop.edu
Research Interest: synaptic electrophysiology
Shareen Nelson, BS - Research Assistant
To contact Mrs. Nelson:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-0607
E-mail: nelsons@email.chop.edu
Research Interest: Animal seizure models
Tatiana Rikhter, PhD - Research Associate
To contact Dr. Rikhter:The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-1744
E-mail: rikhter@mail.med.upenn.edu
Research Interest: Molecular Biology
Florian Weissinger, PhD - Post-doctoral Fellow
To contact Dr. Weissinger:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center, Room 409D
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-0607
E-mail: weissinger@email.chop.edu
Research Interest: Optical imaging methods and Electrophysiology
Alicia White - Research Assistant
To contact Mrs. White:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center, Room 409D
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-0607
E-mail: whiteal@mail.med.upenn.edu
Research Interest: Animal Seizure Models
Cuiyong Yue, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow
To contact Dr. Yue:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Research Center, Room 409D
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-590-0607
E-mail: yuec@email.chop.edu
Research Interest: Electrophysiology, GABA Receptor Function
