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Catherine Christian-Hinman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
MIP Director of Graduate Studies

Faculty Member, Neuroscience Program
Affiliate Faculty, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology
Affiliate Faculty, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology


Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts
            A.B. in Neuroscience and Italian Language & Literature
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
            Ph.D. in Neuroscience
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
            Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neurology and Neurological Sciences


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Office: 523 Medical Sciences Building
Mail: 407 S. Goodwin Ave.
​Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 244-8230
[email protected]
Dr. Christian-Hinman is not a medical doctor and cannot provide medical advice on epilepsy diagnosis or treatment. Please contact an appropriate health care provider for information in this regard.

Graduate Students
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Mitra Kulkarni
Ph.D. student
Neuroscience Program
B.S., M.S. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali

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Lucy Liu
Ph.D. student
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
​B.S. Kalamazoo College
​Undergraduate Students
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Swetha Krishnamoorthy
Neuroscience '27
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Nayana Ramesh
Biochemistry '26

Amber Smith
Neuroscience '27

​Alumni
Postdoctoral Researchers
Courtney Sobieski, Ph.D., 2017-2018 Currently: Senior Clinical Development Manager, Philips
Alex French, Ph.D., 2022-2024 Currently: Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Wyoming
Remya Rajan, Ph.D., 2020-2024 Currently: Assistant Scientist, Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa

Graduate Students

Jiang Li, Ph.D., 2015-2020 Currently: Research Scientist
Connor Courtney, Ph.D., 2015-2021 Currently: Associate Director of Research Programs, Parkinson's Foundation
Catie Cutia, Ph.D., 2019-2023 Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher, Smith College
Ellie Conklin, 2021-2023
Robbie Ingram, Ph.D., 2018-2024 Currently: Postdoctoral Scientist - R&D Data Science Analytics & Insights, Johnson & Johnson


Research Technicians
Tori Daniels, 2021-2022; Amin Ghane, 2015-2017; Jae Seong (David) Kim, 2015; Niraj Lawande, 2022; Leanna Leverton, 2018-2021; Lola Lozano, 2019-2020; Stacey Ma, 2022-2023; Steven Rhoads, 2016-2017; Jordyn Robare, 2017-2018; Danielle Schuh, 2018-2019; Alexandra Seielstad, 2023-2024; Ammar Ujjainwala, 2018

Undergraduate Students
Vincent Abejuela, 
2014-2016; Prince Boadi, 2018-2019; Shivang Chaudhary, 2017-2019; Niko Corrales, 2023-2025; Insia Hakim, 2017; Sally Han, 2020-2021; Natalie Klein, 2015-2016; Jason Lamano, 2014-2016; Niraj Lawande, 2019-2022; Rao Li, 2015-2016; Morgan McCarthy 2022-2023; Ethan Miranda, 2021; Manisha Naganatanahalli, 2018-2020; Jill Patel, 
2020-2021; Denise Reynish, 2014-2017; Jordyn Robare, 2016; Jessica Rose, 2022-2024; Lillian Scanlon, 2017-2018; Terra Scranton, 2016-2017; Ammar Ujjainwala, 2015-2018; Natalia Wojnowski, 2017-2018; Rana Youssef, 2018-2020