Martin got his PhD in the lab of Barry Dickson at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology in Vienna. Here, he studied postmating responses in Drosophila females, kindling his interest in neuroscience. Moving to the labs of Florian Engert and Alex Schier at Harvard University he started working on larval zebrafish thermoregulation, employing calcium imaging, behavioral recording and machine learning. He opened the Thermoregulation Lab in November 2019 at the Ohio State University were we study how vertebrates integrate thermosensory information with inflammatory states to generate adaptive behaviors. Outside the lab, Martin dabbles in synthesis.

Email: haesemeyer.1@osu.edu

Having completed a master's in Statistical Physics to a PhD in Biophysics, Kaarthik's interest lies in understanding the emergence of complex behavior from the interaction of simple units. This naturally translates to understanding the neural correlates that produce behavior. Since the larval zebrafish rely on navigating their environment to regulate their body temperature, studying how they respond to changes in their thermal environment can give us an insight into their navigational strategies at different temperatures. More importantly, the relative ease of imaging the activity of the whole brain of the larval zebrafish at a cellular resolution without invasive techniques makes it attractive to study and model the interaction between different neurons that respond to stimuli and control behavior.

Contact: balakrishnan.64@osu.edu

Bradley is a PhD candidate in The Ohio State University’s Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology program. He received his master’s degree in Human Genetics from the University of Michigan just before joining Dr. Haesemeyer’s lab at OSU. He uses his genetic and molecular biology background to functionally analyze how fever is represented in the context of heat avoidance. Strategies employed involve behavioral, molecular, and functional imaging experiments aimed to understand thermoregulation during fever.

Besides research, Bradley love hiking, cooking, and playing cards with friends.

Email: cutler.84@osu.edu

Lindsay is from Savannah, Ga, and is currently pursuing a PhD in the Neuroscience Graduate Program. Here, she is studying when and where motor variability arises during thermosensory processing, uncovering the neural circuits that produce adaptable motor behaviors. She completed her undergraduate studies at Savannah State University in 2021 with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Applied Mathematics. During a summer internship, she studied how information is encoded and used to adapt to environmental variability in C. elegans utilizing optogenetics, thus initiating her research interest.

Outside of the lab Lindsays says “I love trying new foods and cooking new recipes. I am also a huge music fan and enjoy playing my flute.”

Email: anderson.4299@osu.edu

Danica got her Master of Science in Molecular Biotechnology from the University of Turin modelling a monogenic neurological disease in C. elegans. Previously, she worked on big data projects at IBM and taught at the University of Guelph. When the COVID-19 pandemic started, she wanted to know if neurophysiology was impacted by the overwhelming time spent in digital environments. Finding a gap in knowledge, this sparked a journey of understanding nervous systems. Now, she focuses on elucidating neural circuitry during homeostatic thermoregulation in zebrafish.

Outside of the lab, you can usually find Danica outdoors, marvelling in biodiversity or playing boardgames.

Email: matovic.5@osu.edu