https://www.kebschull-lab.org/our-team daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e965a797860f37b4a508c2a/eb6148be-85d5-4e0f-8002-f20b1a5ac968/KebLab+group+picture+Feb+2025.jpg The Team - Make it stand out The Lab, Feb 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e965a797860f37b4a508c2a/1623524847406-F9VNEQSEBTTK070BTQR4/justus2-cropped.jpg The Team - Justus Kebschull Assistant Professor Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e965a797860f37b4a508c2a/1631551062104-DVX224C2D62DZ9S5X68M/christopher+workman+portrait+1kX1k.png The Team - Christopher Workman Ph.D. Student BME; CHB T32 fellow Christopher BME Graduate Student co-advised by Dr. Patrick Kanold. He is working on in situ gene sequencing in neural tissue. Christopher attended Arizona State University, earning a BS in biochemistry and a BSE in biomedical engineering with honors from the Barrett, The Honors College. Afterward, he earned an MS in biomedical engineering while researching cerebrovascular hemodynamics in David Frakes’s lab. After graduating, Christopher joined Google Advanced Technologies and Projects to design and build novel physiological sensors before joining the Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering PhD program. Outside the lab, he enjoys exploring nature through SCUBA diving and hiking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e965a797860f37b4a508c2a/7ba8251e-51a2-4add-9c31-8829a2596b94/ChengXu.jpg The Team - Cheng Xu Ph.D. Student BME Cheng started as a BME MSE student in the lab and is now a PhD student in the lab. Cheng is working on new viral barcoding strategies. In his free time, he loves cooking and camping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e965a797860f37b4a508c2a/43e5306c-b899-4faf-8273-5defc3caa8b4/caleb_picture.jpg The Team - Caleb Shi Ph.D. Student Neuroscience; NSF Fellow Caleb grew up in New Jersey and received his AB from Harvard University. During his undergraduate studies, he worked on advancing strategies for central nervous system regeneration with Larry Benowitz at Boston Children’s Hospital. After moving to Hopkins, he joined the Kebschull Lab interested in multiomic approaches to studying neural disorders, with a current focus on drug addiction. Outside of the lab, Caleb is a classically trained violinist and enjoys watching baseball, especially the Boston Red Sox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e965a797860f37b4a508c2a/027dc85f-5a0c-43f0-ab21-d503ade8698b/SalvoL.jpg The Team - Salvatore Lacava Postdoc Salvatore did his PhD in the Uusisaari lab at OIST (Okinawa, Japan), estabilishing the neuronal pathway that helps mice maintain balance with their tails. In the Kebschull lab he is switching gears to evolution and barcoding. In his free time, he enjoys exploring pastry shops and observing unusual animals in the wild. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e965a797860f37b4a508c2a/3a55e8a6-a64d-4a58-bee2-8ae36519bfc6/manju.jpg The Team - Manjari Anant Ph.D. Student Neuroscience; Kavli NDI Fellow Ujvala Pradeep Undergrad Researcher Ujvala is a Computer Science and Cognitive Science double major at JHU. She is working on new algorithms to construct phylogenetic cell-type trees. Outside the lab, she is an avid chess player, loves swimming, and dabbles in creative expression through art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e965a797860f37b4a508c2a/1631485204972-PMWP825RVFCHVNDECPW5/Dylan.JPG The Team - Dylan Faltine-Gonzalez Postdoc Dylan grew up in Southern California and received his BS in Marine Biology at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. He then went on to receive his PhD in Michael Layden’s lab at Lehigh University. In the Layden lab he characterized the role of oral-aboral axial genes during neuronal subtype differentiation within sea anemone larvae. In the Kebschull lab, Dylan is interested in characterizing cerebellar nuclei within fish and the evolution of cerebellar nuclei within early vertebrates. Outside the lab, Dylan enjoys hiking, cycling, cooking, and gardening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e965a797860f37b4a508c2a/7c6c3667-7935-458e-918e-6fa55465fe7c/Maggie+Lowman_2.jpg The Team - Maggie Lowman Lab Manager Maggie has worked at Johns Hopkins since 2013, both with the animal care and veterinary staff, and as a laboratory manager. She supports our research with her quick reflexes, top-notch organizing skills, and positive attitude. Outside of the lab she enjoys gardening, backpacking, and home improvement projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e965a797860f37b4a508c2a/cbb57838-3867-477e-a125-a48af3d1066c/Hyopil+Kim.jpg The Team - Hyopil Kim Postdoc; ASF Fellow Hyopil grew up in South Korea and got his BS from the Pohang University of Science and Technology in 2013. In 2019, he got his Ph.D. in Dr. Bong-Kiun Kaang's lab at the Seoul National University studying neuronal mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders and learning & memory. In 2020, Hyopil moved to the US and worked in Dr. Byoung-Il Bae's lab at the University of Connecticut studying species-specific cerebral cortical development. In 2022, he was fascinated by the tools that Dr. Kebschull developed and joined his lab. Here, Hyopil is primarily interested in interrogating neuronal connectivity patterns of autistic mouse models. Outside the lab, Hyopil enjoys swimming, watching sports, and cooking. He also loves tortoises. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e965a797860f37b4a508c2a/e3598fac-cae8-4edf-b848-4012e937a793/MaxSiauw.jpg The Team - Max Siauw BME Undergrad Max is an undergraduate student studying Biomedical Engineering at Hopkins. He is working with Julian to analyze differential innervation in cleared mouse brain images. 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Outside the lab, she enjoys reading, hiking, playing card games, and sneaking vegetables into her cakes when she bakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e965a797860f37b4a508c2a/285fd609-8382-4944-8225-a71d1247ce28/HH_Q.jpg The Team - Huihui Qi Postdoc Huihui grew up in China and received his BS from Henan Agriculture University in 2013. In 2016, he got his MSc from Sichuan University, studying how Arabidopsis thaliana resists heat stress. Then, he switched his research direction to neuroscience and obtained his PhD in Dr. Yichang Jia’s lab at Tsinghua University in 2022 mainly focused on the genetic basis of vocalization. In the Kebschull lab, Huihui is interested in developing tools to map neuronal connectivity. Outside the lab, he enjoys reading, listening to music, and traveling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e965a797860f37b4a508c2a/bf9773b1-a19b-4084-aa50-128e1cc463df/craigwashington.jpg The Team - Craig Washington Research Specialist Craig grew up in Washington D.C. and received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Morehouse College. He continued his education earning a Master of Science in Biology & Neuroscience from Georgia State University. His background includes research in oncology and neuroscience. Craig’s future goals are to earn his Ph.D. & open his own research lab with a focus on neuro & giloblastomas. In the Kebschull Lab, Craig is working on all things barcoding. 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