Lab Members

Stephen J. Kolb, MD, PhD


Dr. Steve Kolb is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology and Department of Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He obtained his MD and PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, and completed Neurology Residency and Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. He is Director of the OSUWMC ALS/MND Multidisciplinary Clinic and Research Program, and serves as the OSU Neurology NeuroNEXT Principle Investigator. His research laboratory is focused upon the molecular and cellular mechanisms of motor neuron diseases with the goal of developing effective therapies.

Kolb Lab Team

 


Ashley Fox
Research Assistant
BS: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Otterbein University, 2018

 

Megan Baird, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
MBA: Thomas More College, 2015
PhD: Biomedical Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2023

 

Nikaela Losievski
5th year Neuroscience Graduate Student
MS: Neuroscience, The Ohio State University, 2022
BS: Neuroscience, Michigan State University, 2018

 

Undergraduates

Juhi Kotwani 2024-
Shyla Mudundi 2024-
Zayna Samoon 2024-
Bella Thirion 2024-

Alumni

Amit Srivastava, PhD
Samantha Renusch – 2009-2014
Patrick Heilman, PhD – 2011-2017
Christopher Wier, PhD – 2012-2019
Alan Kessler, PhD – 2018-2019
Treyce Mayhan – 2018-2019
Brigette G. Olma – Spring 2019
Vivek Yanamadala – Summer 2019
Shreya Ramesh – Summer 2019
Josh Wright- 2022-2023
Megan Pino, PHD 2019-2023
Kelly Rich, PHD 2020-2023
Pooja Kamath 2020-2023
Nick Hall 2021-2023
Meredith Jones 2021-2023
Charlie Wendt 2023-2024
Maryam Baig 2022-2023
Suder Natesan 2023-2023