![]() Richard Piet, PhD Principal Investigator Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences Brain Health Research Institute email: rpiet(a)kent.edu Google Scholar; ORCID ResearchGate; @Pietlab75 I graduated with a PhD degree from the University of Bordeaux in France. I trained as a Postdoctoral fellow in the United States, France and New Zealand, where I started my own independent team in 2016. I moved to Kent in 2019 to join the Brain Health Research Institute and the Department of Biological Sciences. I enjoy the outdoors and spending time with my family. My team is seeking motivated undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral scientists - Please see our research opportunities page. Staff
![]() Conor McDevitt Research Technician I graduated in 2022 with a bachelor's in Neuroscience from Kent State University. In my free time I enjoy making music, reading, and being outside. Graduate Students
![]() Robin Bearss School of Biomedical Sciences PhD student - Neuroscience I graduated with honors from the University of Cincinnati in 2019 with a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences. I am also a graduate of the UC Honors Program. In my spare time I enjoy hiking, knitting, and reading sci-fi novels. ![]()
Peighton Neuman School of Biological Sciences PhD student - Neuroscience I graduated from Kent State University in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences with a Molecular and Cellular concentration. I enjoy doing 3-D puzzles, crocheting, and spending time with my Jack Russel. ![]() Sophia Pinti
School of Biological Sciences PhD student - Neuroscience I graduated from the University of Akron in 2017 with a Bachelor's degree in Biology, but I also have experience in Biomechanics Research. I enjoy spending time outside with my husband and two kids. Undergraduate Students
Piet lab Alumni
Kent State University, 2019-Present
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![]() Alyssa Novak Research Technician (August 2021-August 2022)- now an Integrative Physiology and Neurobiology graduate student in Aleisha Moore's lab at Kent State University. ![]() Carrie Buo, PhD Postdoctoral fellow (July 2021- June 2022)- now the AKA Science Program Coordinator for Impact NW in Portland, Oregon. She is making science programs for children in the Portland metro school districts. ![]()
Jordan Dakin Research Technician (Feb 2020- August 2021) - now in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Kent State University. ![]() Katya Chiti Research Technician (Oct 2020- March 2021) - entering the Cellular and Molecular Biology graduate program in the School of Biomedical Sciences at Kent State Fall 2022. Undergraduate students
Anna Anello (Spring '20 to Fall '22) Thomas Niepsuj (Spring '22) Sydney Frigm (Spring '22) Courtney Schaefer (Fall '21 and Spring '22) Conor McDevitt (Fall '21 and Spring '22) Sarag Gogineni (Fall '21) Akuo Ofori (Fall '21) Taylor Planey (Spring and Fall '21) Melissa Ritenour (Spring '21) Ariana Kiriakou (Fall '20) Centre for Neuroendocrinology, University of Otago, New Zealand 2016-2019 ![]() Bradley Jamieson PhD student (2017-2020) - now Post-doctoral fellow at the Francis Crick Institute, London, UK ![]() Greg Bouwer, Assistant Research Fellow (2016-2019) - now Laboratory Technician at the Department of Physiology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand ![]() Anaelle Braine, visiting MSc student (Bordeaux University, France) 2018 - now PhD candidate, Bordeaux University, France ![]() Phebe Lee, BSc (Hons) student 2018 ![]() Yeri Rim, BSc (Hons) student 2019 ![]() Simone Thomas, Research Assistant 2019 - Obtained a MSc in Microbiology and a Master's of Teaching and Learning at the University of Otago, New Zealand; now a Science teacher at Aotea College in New Zealand. |