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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Aneeza Asif
Barnard College '21
​Major: Cell & Molecular Biology

Aneeza joined the lab as a junior in the Fall of 2019. She is the secretary of the Network of Pre-Med Students, a committee member of the Muslim Student Association, and a HEOP Scholar. Aneeza is also a teaching assistant for the Introductory Bio labs, a peer-to-peer tutor for calculus, and a Peer Academic Leader (PAL). 
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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 and the treasurer of the Barnard Outdoor Adventure Team. 

​Pischedda Lab Alumnae:

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Suriya Lisa
Barnard College '19
Major: Neuroscience & Behavior

Lisa worked in the lab from Spring 2018 until the end of Spring 2019, when she graduated. Lisa conducted research in the lab as part of SRI 2018, and completed her Neuroscience & Behavior Senior Thesis in the lab investigating male mate choice in Drosophila​.
Lisa Lab News
Currently: ​Masters Program in Physiology, Georgetown University
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Taylor Leong
​​Barnard College '19
​Major: Biology

Taylor worked in the lab from Spring 2018 until the end of Spring 2019, when she graduated. She helped care for the lab fruit fly populations and assisted with experimental setups. 
​Taylor Lab News

Nushrat Chowdhury
Barnard College '19
Major: Biology 

Nushrat worked in the lab from Spring 2018 until the end of Fall 2018, when she graduated a semester early. Nushrat also conducted research in the lab as part of SRI 2018. 
​Nushrat Lab News
Currently: Medical Scribe, CityMD Urgent Care (Queens, NY)
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Stacy Kanellopoulos
Barnard College '20
Major:Spanish&Latin American Culture

Stacy worked in the the lab from Spring 2018 until the end of Fall 2018, when she decided to major in Spanish and spend a semester abroad. Stacy also conducted research in the lab as part SRI 2018. 
Stacy Lab News