SWEENEY LAB
SWEENEY LAB
SWEENEY LAB
Sweeney Lab welcomes enthusiastic researchers to join us!
Interested students are encouraged to email sweenp@illinois.edu
Patrick Sweeney
Principle Investigator
Assistant Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Postdoctoral Training in Neuroscience & Endocrinology, University of Michigan (2017-2021)
PhD in Neuroscience, SUNY Upstate Medical University (2012-2017)
BA in Psychology, University of Rochester (2008-2012)
Graduate Researchers (Hold to view project)
M.S. in Molecular & Integrative Physiology '23
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology '20
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
B.S. in Biomedical Science '17
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Ingrid Possa-Paranhos
PhD in Molecular & Integrative Physiology
BRAIN TRANSCRIPTIONAL CHANGES IN MICE DURING PREGNANCY AND LACTATION
PROJECT 2
BRAIN TRANSCRIPTIONAL CHANGES IN MICE DURING PREGNANCY AND LACTATION
PROJECT 2
M.S. in Neuroscience '21
Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
B.S. in Molecular Biology & Genetics '20
Istanbul Medeniyet University
Kerem Çatalbaş
PhD in Neuroscience
AgRP & POMC NEURON ACTIVITY
IN PREGNANCY AND LACTATIONAL HYPERPHAGIA
PROJECT
B.S. in Biological Sciences '22 (minor: biomedical engineering)
City University of Hong Kong
Dajin Cho
PhD in Neuroscience
GUT-BRAIN COMMUNICATION
IN LACTATION
PROJECT 2
GUT-BRAIN COMMUNICATION
IN LACTATION
PROJECT 2
M.S. in Molecular & Integrative Physiology '24
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Int. M.S. in Life Sciences ‘22 (minor: Chemistry) National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, India
Tanya Pattnaik
PhD in Molecular & Integrative Physiology
THE ROLE OF DOPAMINE
SIGNALING IN FEEDING BEHAVIOR
PROJECT
B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology + Psychology '22
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jared Butts
PhD in Neuroscience
THE ROLE OF PVT
IN FEEDING
AND ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS
PROJECT
Samuel Congdon
Research Technician
M.S. in Molecular & Integrative Physiology '23
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology '20
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
B.S. in Biomedical Science '17
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Ingrid Possa-Paranhos
PhD in Molecular & Integrative Physiology
BRAIN TRANSCRIPTIONAL CHANGES IN MICE DURING PREGNANCY AND LACTATION
PROJECT 2
M.S. in Neuroscience '21
Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
B.S. in Molecular Biology & Genetics '20
Istanbul Medeniyet University
Kerem Çatalbaş
PhD in Neuroscience
AgRP & POMC NEURON ACTIVITY IN PREGNANCY AND LACTATIONAL HYPERPHAGIA
PROJECT
B.S. in Biological Sciences '22 (minor: biomedical engineering)
City University of Hong Kong
Dajin Cho
PhD in Neuroscience
GUT-BRAIN COMMUNICATION
IN LACTATION
PROJECT 2
M.S. in Molecular & Integrative Physiology '24
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Int. M.S. in Life Sciences ‘22 (minor: Chemistry) National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, India
Tanya Pattnaik
PhD in Molecular & Integrative Physiology
THE ROLE OF DOPAMINE
SIGNALING IN FEEDING BEHAVIOR
PROJECT
B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology + Psychology '22
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jared Butts
PhD in Neuroscience
THE ROLE OF PVT IN FEEDING
AND ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS
PROJECT
Samuel Congdon
Research Technician
+ ALUMNI
+ ALUMNI
Undergraduate Students
MCB '26
Aashna Arora
MCB '26
Emma Borrowman
MCB '27
Renee Choe
NEUR '27
Holly Foskett
MCB '27
Hary Jun
MCB '25
Pavan Mudrageda
NEUR '27
Vraj Patel
NEUR '27
Aarav Pathak
MCB '27
Enrico Raad
MCB '25
Lara Villano
NEUR '27
Benji Wang
MCB '26
Alison Zheng
+ ALUMNI
+ ALUMNI
MCB '26
Aashna Arora
MCB '26
Emma Borrowman
MCB '27
Renee Choe
NEUR '27
Holly Foskett
MCB '27
Hary Jun
MCB '25
Pavan Mudrageda
NEUR '27
Vraj Patel
NEUR '27
Aarav Pathak
MCB '27
Enrico Raad
MCB '25
Lara Villano
NEUR '27
Benji Wang
MCB '26
Alison Zheng
Sweeney Lab welcomes enthusiastic researchers to join us!
Interested students are encouraged to email sweenp@illinois.edu
Graduate Researchers
M.S. in Molecular & Integrative Physiology '23
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology '20
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
B.S. in Biomedical Science '17
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Ingrid Possa-Paranhos
PhD in Molecular & Integrative Physiology
M.S. in Neuroscience '21
Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
B.S. in Molecular Biology & Genetics '20
Istanbul Medeniyet University
Kerem Çatalbaş
PhD in Neuroscience
B.S. in Biological Sciences '22 (minor: biomedical engineering)
City University of Hong Kong
Dajin Cho
PhD in Neuroscience
M.S. in Molecular & Integrative Physiology '24
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Int. M.S. in Life Sciences ‘22 (minor: Chemistry) National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, India
Tanya Pattnaik
PhD in Molecular & Integrative Physiology
B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology + Psychology '22
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jared Butts
PhD in Neuroscience
Samuel Congdon
Research Technician
Undergraduate Students
MCB '26
Aashna Arora
MCB '26
Emma Borrowman
MCB '27
Renee Choe
NEUR '27
Holly Foskett
MCB '27
Hary Jun
MCB '25
Pavan Mudrageda
NEUR '27
Vraj Patel
NEUR '27
Aarav Pathak
MCB '27
Enrico Raad
MCB '25
Lara Villano
NEUR '27
Benji Wang
MCB '26
Alison Zheng
Patrick Sweeney
Principle Investigator
Assistant Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Postdoctoral Training in Neuroscience & Endocrinology, University of Michigan (2017-2021)
PhD in Neuroscience, SUNY Upstate Medical University (2012-2017)
BA in Psychology, University of Rochester (2008-2012)
Sweeney Lab welcomes enthusiastic researchers to join us!
Interested students are encouraged to email sweenp@illinois.edu
Graduate Researchers
M.S. in Molecular & Integrative Physiology '23
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology '20
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
B.S. in Biomedical Science '17
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Ingrid
Possa-Paranhos
PhD in MIP
M.S. in Neuroscience '21
Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
B.S. in Molecular Biology & Genetics '20
Istanbul Medeniyet University
Kerem
Çatalbaş
PhD in Neuroscience
B.S. in Biological Sciences '22 (minor: biomedical engineering)
City University of Hong Kong
Dajin
Cho
PhD in Neuroscience
M.S. in Molecular & Integrative Physiology '24
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Int. M.S. in Life Sciences ‘22 (minor: Chemistry) National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, India
Tanya
Pattnaik
PhD in MIP
B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology + Psychology '22
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jared
Butts
PhD in Neuroscience
Samuel
Congdon
Research Technician
Undergraduate Students
MCB '26
Aashna Arora
MCB '26
Emma Borrowman
MCB '27
Renee Choe
NEUR '27
Holly Foskett
MCB '27
Hary Jun
MCB '25
Pavan Mudrageda
NEUR '27
Vraj Patel
NEUR '27
Aarav Pathak
MCB '27
Enrico Raad
MCB '25
Lara Villano
NEUR '27
Benji Wang
MCB '26
Alison Zheng
Patrick Sweeney
Principle Investigator
Assistant Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Postdoctoral Training in Neuroscience & Endocrinology, University of Michigan (2017-2021)
PhD in Neuroscience, SUNY Upstate Medical University (2012-2017)
BA in Psychology, University of Rochester (2008-2012)