Meet Our Current Team Members

                MICHAEL A. GITCHO, PHD

Past Funding: University of Wisconsin-Alzheimer’s Disease Research Pilot Grant, 4/2011 to 3/2012; Alzheimer’s Association: NIRG-12-241456, New Investigator Research Grant, 11/2012 to 10/2015 “Age-Dependent increases of phosphorylated TDP-43 in APP/PS1 mice” ; NIH-NIGMS: 5P20GM103446, INBRE Pilot Award, 11/2014 to 8/2016                           
Current Funding: NIH-NIA K01: 1K01AG042500, 7/2013 to 6/2018 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award “Selective over expression of TDP-43 in APP/PS1 mice alters APP processing”; Delaware Economic Development Office Grant, 11/01/15 to 10/31/17; NSF-MRI  1728804 “The Acquisition of Seahorse to measure Mitochondrial Metabolism will fuel Biological Research at an HBCU”, 9/1/17-8/31/20;
NIH/NIGMS: 1P20GM103653. 09/1/2017-08/31/2022. COBRE Target Grant, “Inducible TDP-43 expression and the functional relationship between memory, network connectivity, & pathology” 
Associate Professor
Delaware Center for Neuroscience Research, Delaware State University

11/2009-10/2013
Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Wisconsin, Madison.  School of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Investigate neuroprotection of motor neuron disease (MND) and Alzheimer’s disease.  
Mentor: Jeffrey A. Johnson, Ph.D.
 
05/2006-11/2009
Postdoctoral Fellow
Washington University School of Medicine, Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology 
Investigate  neurodegeneration of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and motor neuron disease.   Mentors:  Nigel J. Cairns, Ph.D., FRCPath and Alison M. Goate, D.Phil.

2006
Ph.D., Cell and Molecular Regulation
Saint Louis University
“Friend of echinoid is required in Drosophila eye imaginal discs to regulate endocytosis of notch and delta.”

2002
M.S., Biological Sciences
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
“Construction of a transfer vector for the expression of the fibrinogen γ ́variant in the baculovirus expression system.” 

2000
B.S., Genetic Engineering
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

                                                                                       STEPHANI A. DAVIS, PHD

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Postdoctoral Research Associate
Delaware Center for Neuroscience Research
​Delaware State University

    CHRISTOPHER KHALID-JANNEY

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Ph.D., Neuroscience (Current Student)
Delaware State University

10/2017-Present
Research Assistant
Delaware State University, Department of Biological Sciences, The Gitcho Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Research
 
01/2016-Present
M.S., General Psychology (concentration in Behavioral Neuroscience)
Nova Southeastern University
Focus of research includes the interactive effects of sleep, blue light exposure, and stress on each other, and on overall health and wellbeing.

2014
B.A., Psychology (concentration in Organizational Studies)
Post University

                                                                                            ASHLEY ANDERSON

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Ph.D., Neuroscience (Current Student)
Delaware State University

10/2017-Present
Research Assistant
Delaware State University, Department of Biological Sciences, The Gitcho Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Research​

STEVE BOONE

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M.S., Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience (Current Student)
Delaware State University

06/2017-Present
Research Assistant
Delaware State University, Department of Biological Sciences, The Gitcho Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Research

Past Lab Members