Category: technicians

Katheryn graduated UNC-Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Neuroscience and joined the Cohen Lab as a research technician in 2025. Previously, she worked as a research assistant in Dr. Alisa Wolberg’s lab studying the role of plasma proteins and plasma protein-immune cell interactions in COVID-19 pathophysiology. Currently, she is investigating the effects of environmental toxicants on TDP-43- and tau-mediated neurodegeneration. Outside of the lab, Katheryn enjoys playing with her cat, making sculptures, and doing archery.

Claire is a UNC Neuroscience alum (class of 2025) who has worked in the Cohen Lab since October 2025. She conducted her undergraduate thesis on the correlation between cognition and behavioral syndromes in Dendrobates auratus poison frogs under Dr. Sabrina Burmeister. She now studies tau protein in cell cultures to help build Alzheimer’s Disease models. When not in the lab, Claire enjoys gardening, thrifting, and catching the newest movie releases.