Johnson Lab

Undergrad Kailyn Butler Kailyn Butler is a third-year undergraduate student studying neuroscience with a minor in bioethics. She plans to pursue a MD/PhD or a MD/MPH dual degree to further enhance her passion on racial inequality in healthcare and how it affects children. Kailyn’s research focuses on Lateral Hypothalamic Cells projecting to the Dorsal Motor […]

Undergraduate Monish Moyal Monish Moyal is a second year undergraduate student pursuing a Neuroscience degree at Michigan State University. He has been working as an undergraduate research assistant in the Johnson Lab since the Fall 2022 semester. Monish has been involved with the binge eating study at the lab which is testing the effects of […]

Undergraduate Abby Mills Abby Mills is a fourth year undergraduate studying Neuroscience with a minor in bioethics. She has been with the Johnson Lab since May 2022 and has primarily done research involving binge eating. She is currently working on a project investigating the role of GHSR receptors in feeding behavior following dietary obesity.In the […]

Undergraduate Smayati Manam Smayati Manam is a third-year undergraduate student studying Neuroscience with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She plans to pursue a M.D. or D.O. pathway after undergrad and pursue Neurology. At the Johnson Lab, she has worked with binge eating studies and how biological and environmental factors affect food overconsumption. In addition […]