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Lucas Casten successfully defends PhD dissertation

Friday, December 5, 2025
Lucas Casten, one of the Michaelson Lab graduate students, recently defended his thesis titled "What Makes us Human: Genomic Insights into Cognition, Language, Migration, and Mental Health"
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Courtney Ries, undergraduate research assistant alumna, on the Michaelson Lab and life afterwards

Friday, March 21, 2025
In this spotlight of Courtney Ries, undergraduate research assistant alumna (graduated May 2024), she reflects on her time in the Michaelson Lab and how it prepared her to enter the biotechnology industry.
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Closer: Exceptional Processing

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
The lab of Jake Michaelson, PhD, uses advanced neuroimaging to learn more about brain function with twice-exceptional individuals.