Alison Pischedda

Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
​Barnard College, Columbia University
I earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biology from Queen's University. I then completed a Master of Science at Queen's with Adam Chippindale, a PhD at the University of California, Santa Barbara with Bill Rice, and postdoctoral work with Tom Turner at the University of California, Santa Barbara. I joined the Barnard faculty as an Assistant Professor in 2017.

At Barnard, I teach the Animal Behavior lecture and lab courses (BIOL BC2280/2281), and the combined Guided Research & Seminar/Senior Thesis Research course in Biology (BIOL BC3591-2/3593-4).

Pischedda Lab Members:

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Abigail Gutierrez
Barnard College '20
​Major: Biology

Abby joined the lab as a sophomore in Spring 2018. She is a HEOP Scholar, a Rosalind Scholarship recipient, and an AEEE Scholarship awardee. She received the Con Edison Summer Internship to conduct research in the lab as part of SRI 2018, and presented her work at the 2018 Global Physician Network Foundation's Scientific Meeting. Abby also conducted research in the lab as part of SRI 2019, and will be completing an independent Guided Research & Seminar project in the lab this year investigating the effects of sexual conflict on male fitness.
Abby Lab News
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Ana-Maria Rodriguez Cuadrado
Barnard College '20
Major: Biology, Anthropology Minor

Ana-Maria joined the lab as a junior in Fall 2018. She received the Con Edison Summer Internship to conduct research in the lab as part of SRI 2019. Ana-Maria will be completing an independent Guided Research & Seminar project in the lab this year investigating male mate choice in Drosophila​.
Ana-Maria Lab News

Chelsea Sinclair
Barnard College '21
Major: Neuroscience & Behavior

Chelsea joined the lab as a sophomore in Spring 2019. She is currently the SGA Junior Representative to the Board of Trustees and a recipient of the Millicent C. McIntosh Award for the Class of 2021. Chelsea conducted research in the lab as part of SRI 2019 investigating variation in mating duration in ​Drosophila. 
Chelsea Lab News
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Karolina Szenkiel
Barnard College '22
​Major: Biology

Lina joined the lab as a sophomore in the Fall of 2019. She is a member of the Athena Scholars Program, a peer-to-peer Tutor for Biology, a member of the Barnard Chemical Society and the treasurer of the Barnard Outdoor Adventure Team. Lina helps care for the lab fruit fly populations and helps with experiments. 
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Mariel Correa-Maynard
Barnard College '22
​Major: Biology (Physiol & Organismal)

Mariel joined the lab as a sophomore in the Spring of 2020. She is a Barnard Student Admission Representative, a teacher for Columbia's Youth for Debate, and a member of Mujeres and BOSS.
Mariel Lab News

Olivia Eliopoulos 
Barnard College '22
​Major: Biology (Cellular & Molecular)

Olivia joined the lab as a sophomore in the Spring of 2020. She is a member of the Barnard Student Health Advisory Committee.
Olivia Lab News
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Holly Doig 
Barnard College '23
​Major: TBD

Holly joined the lab as a first-year in the Spring of 2020. She interned in our lab as part of the Research Apprenticeship Seminar (RAS) in Fall 2019 and decided to stay! She is a tour guide for Meet Me at the Museum. 
​Holly Lab News

​Pischedda Lab Alumnae:

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Aneeza Asif
Barnard College '19
Major: Biology (Cell & Molecular)
In lab: Fall 2019

Currently: Barnard Study Abroad, UK
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Suriya Lisa
Barnard College '19
Major: Neuroscience & Behavior
In lab: Spring 2018-Spring 2019

Lisa Lab News
Currently: ​Masters Program in Physiology, Georgetown University
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Taylor Leong
​​Barnard College '19
​Major: Biology
In lab: Spring 2018-Spring 2019

​Taylor Lab News

Nushrat Chowdhury
Barnard College '19
Major: Biology
In lab: Spring 2018-Fall 2018 

​Nushrat Lab News
Currently: Medical Scribe, CityMD Urgent Care (Queens, NY)
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Stacy Kanellopoulos
Barnard College '20
Major:Spanish&Latin Amer Culture
In lab: Spring 2018-Fall 2018

Stacy Lab News