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Max Planck Florida Institute
One Max Planck Way
Jupiter, FL 33458
(561) 972-9000
info@maxplanckflorida.org

 


RESEARCH GROUPS

Cellular Basis of Neural Circuit Plasticity

Name Position Email Phone
Choi, Joon Postdoc 561 972-9153
Han, Deborah Technician 561 972-9133
Kim, Taekeun Technician 561 972-9133
Kwon, Hyungbae Research Group Leader 561 972-9000

Cellular Organization of Cortical Circuit Function

Name Position Email Phone
Duarte, Sally Postdoc 561 972-9000
Hoover, Walter Lab Manager/Research Technician 561 972-9112
Lopez-Hidalgo, Monica Postdoc 561 972-9113
Schummers, James Research Group Leader 561 972-9110
Trevino, Mario Research Fellow 561 972-9115

Development and Function of Inhibitory Neural Circuits

Name Position Email Phone
Taniguchi, Hiroki Research Group Leader 561 972-9260
Washburn, Eric Technician 561 972-9262

Digital Neuroanatomy

Name Position Email Phone
Guest, Mike Technician 561 972-9000
Johnson, Andrew Research Specialist 561 972-9000
Oberlaender, Marcel Group Leader 561 972-9000
Piloni, Gerardo Postdoc 561 972-9000
Reum, Monica Assistant 561 972-9400
Sakmann, Bert Director 561 972-9400

Disorders of Neural Circuit Function

Name Position Email Phone
Baker, Christopher Research Scientist 561 972-9123
Bolton, McLean Research Group Leader 561 972-9120
Conatser, Laura Lab Manager 561 972-9122
Flefil, Ricardo Technician 561 972-9122
McCollum, Mark Postdoc 561 972-9122
Unal, Bengi Postdoc 561 972-9122

Functional Architecture and Development of Cerebral Cortex

Name Position Email Phone
Bosking, William Research Scientist 561 972-9103
Corlew, Rebekah Research Coordinator 561 972-9103
Elyada, Yishai Postdoc 561 972-9109
Fitzpatrick, David Scientific Director and Chief Executive Officer 561 972-9100
Hoke, Valerie Technician 561 972-9149
Huang, Sharon Research Fellow 561 972-9103
Jacob, Amanda Research Specialist 561 972-9000
Ouimet, Dominique Animal Surgery Technician 561 972-9000
Parra Martin, Andres Postdoc 561 972-9103
Smith, Gordon Postdoc 561 972-9104
Walker, Theo Computer Engineer 561 972-9109

Mechanisms of Synaptic Signaling and Computation

Name Position Email Phone
Christie, Jason Research Group Leader 561 972-9410
Park, Yul Young Postdoc 561 972-9000
Rowan, Matt Postdoc 561 972-9413
Tranquil, Elizabeth Technician 561 972-9000
Unal, Cagri Postdoc 561 972-9000

Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Function

Name Position Email Phone
Chen, Zuxin PhD Student 561 972-9403
Das, Brati PhD Student 561 972-9403
Wei, Dong Research Fellow 561 972-9403
Montesinos, Monica Postdoc 561 972-9403
Richard, Rachel Technician 561 972-9403
Young, Samuel Research Group Leader 561 972-9402

Neuronal Signal Transduction

Name Position Email Phone
Colgan, Lesley Postdoc 561 972-9210
Demczyk, Cheryl Technician 561 972-9152
Hu, Mo Technician 561 972-9000
Kasliwal, Rishabh PhD Student 561 972-9000
Kloetzer, David Lab Manager 561 972-9210
Laviv, Tal Postdoc 561 972-9000
Mikuni, Takayasu Postdoc 561 972-9212
Nishiyama, Jun Research Fellow 561 972-9000
Shibata, Mikihiro Postdoc 561 972-9000
Shin, Myung Postdoc 561 972-9000
Szatmari, Erzsebet Research Scientist 561 972-9000
Tang, Ada Postdoc 561 972-9209
Wang, Jie PhD Student 561 972-9000
Yasuda, Ryohei Scientific Director and Research Group Leader 561 972-9202

SCIENTIFIC SERVICES

Name Position Email Phone
Haury, Matthias Chief Operating Officer 561 972-9172
Wolcott, Karen Assistant 561 972-9100

Animal Resources

Name Position Email Phone
Archer, Wellesley Technician 561 972-9073
Coldwell, Amanda Animal Resource Center Coordinator 561 972-9074
Dowdy, Minida Animal Research Specialist 561 972-9074
Ermeling, Brian Director 561 972-9072
Geisler, Molly Technician 561 972-9073
Kanuck, Karen Technician 561 972-9073
Klement, Susie Technician 561 972-9073
Lee, Amy IACUC Coordinator 561 972-0000
Napier, Antony Technician 561 972-9073
Shearin, Holly Technician 561 972-9073

Electron Microscopy

Name Position Email Phone
Guerrero-Given, Debbie Lab Manager 561 972-9000
Kamasawa, Naomi Manager 561 972-9044

EH&S

Name Position Email Phone
Marsh, Scott EH&S Coordinator 561 972-9046

Facilities

Name Position Email Phone
dos Santos, Fausto HVAC 561 972-9062
Hader, Dave Facilities Manager 561 972-9060
Pine, Corey W. Assistant Facilites Manager 561 972-9061
Schirmer, John Electrician 561 972-9063

Information Technology Services

Name Position Email Phone
Rosemeyer, Jason IT Systems Engineer 561 972-9095
Yawn, Brandon Helpdesk Support 561 972-9098
Zhovnir, Oleg Web Developer 561 972-9092

Mechanical Workshop

Name Position Email Phone
Hibsch, Dominic Biological Mechanical/Electrical Engineer 561 972-9187
Klement, Markus Manager 561 972-9187

Molecular Core Facility

Name Position Email Phone
Yu, Jenny Molecular Core Facility/Lab Manager 561 972-9119

Optical Workshop & Light Microscopy

Name Position Email Phone
Yan, Long Manager 561 972-9043

ADMINISTRATION

Name Position Email Phone
Fernandez, Marilena Assistant 561 972-9010
Pennell, Bill Vice President, Finance & Administration 561 972-9012

Academic Training Programs

Name Position Email Phone
Herbst, Jessica Head of Academic Training Programs 561 972-9025

Education Outreach

Name Position Email Phone
Fiallos, Ana Head of Education Outreach 561 972-9026

Finance

Name Position Email Phone
Forchheimer, Doris Accounting Manager 561 972-9055
Smith, Andrea Accountant 561 972-9056

Human Resources

Name Position Email Phone
Alkema, Hollie Manager 561 972-9000
Kusel, Sandy HR Supervisor 561 972-9000

Office of Sponsored Research

Name Position Email Phone
Ramcharan, Eion Manager 561 972-9080

Procurement

Name Position Email Phone
Lee, Allen Manager 561 972-9050
Niedzialek, Frank Receiving 561 972-9052

MAX PLANCK FLORIDA FOUNDATION

Name Position Email Phone
Airisto, Riikka Assistant 561 972-9020
Hafele, Martha Data Entry Specialist 561 972-9027
Langlais, Stephanie Director of Major Gifts 561 972-9024
Minardo, Carl Vice President of the Max Planck Florida Foundation 561 972-9022
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