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.

I was awarded an NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship to complete my PhD, and have twice been named a Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow (2013, 2015) by the National Academy of Sciences. 

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

Pischedda Lab Members:

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Suriya Lisa
Barnard College '19
Major: Neuroscience & Behavior

Lisa joined the lab as a junior in Spring 2018. She is a HEOP Scholar and an Albert Shanker College Scholarship recipient. Lisa conducted research in the lab as part of Barnard's Summer Research Institute (SRI) 2018. She is currently completing her Neuroscience & Behavior Senior Thesis investigating male mate choice in Drosophila​.
Lisa Lab News
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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 a grant from the Con Edison Summer Internship Program to conduct research in the lab as part of SRI 2018, and later presented her work at the 2018 Global Physician Network Foundation's Scientific Poster Meeting.
Abby Lab News
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Taylor Leong
​​Barnard College '19
​Major: Biology

Taylor joined the lab as a junior in Spring 2018. She helps care for the lab fruit fly populations and assists with experimental setups. 
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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 helps care for the lab fruit fly populations and assists with experimental setups. 

Chelsea Sinclair
Barnard College '21
Major: Neuroscience and Behavior

Chelsea joined the lab as a sophomore in Spring 2019. She is currently the SGA Representative of Campus Affairs and a Peer Health Exchange Health Educator. She helps care for the lab fruit fly populations. 

Pischedda Lab Alumnae:

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Nushrat Chowdhury
Barnard College '19
Major: Biology 

Nushrat worked in the lab from Spring 2018 to Fall 2018, when she graduated a semester early. She also conducted research in the lab as part of SRI 2018. She received the Gerhard Family Scholarship and the Elisabeth Strang '95 Scholarship. Nushrat also worked as a Senior Interviewer with Barnard Admissions, was an Academic Computing Expert with BCIT, and was a coordinator for Columbia's project Tutors. 
​Nushrat Lab News
Currently: Working as a medical scribe; applying for an MS in Physician Assistant Studies

Stacy Kanellopoulos
Barnard College '20
Major:Spanish&Latin American Culture

Stacy worked in the the lab from Spring 2018 to Fall 2018, when she decided to major in Spanish and spend a semester abroad. Stacy is an Athena Scholar and she conducted research in the lab as part of Barnard's Summer Research Institute 2018. 
Stacy Lab News
Currently: Studying abroad in Seville, Spain