Boschen Lab
Our goal is to understand how environmental influences, like alcohol exposure, affect prenatal brain development. Together, we work to further our knowledge about how alcohol impacts the development of the embryo in a lab atmosphere that promotes inclusivity, collegiality, and scientific rigor.
News and Lab Events
- May 2025: Neuroscience Program student Taylor Dorman has officially joined the lab!
- May 2025: Lab members attended the Binghamton University DEARC annual retreat, making new connections with researchers who study developmental alcohol exposure.
- April 2025: Congratulations to Sydney and Olivia for graduating from the SU Biology Department and receiving recognition for their academic success and hard work in the lab. We will miss you in the lab and look forward to your future success!
- March 2025: Neuroscience Program student Kumar Bala has officially joined the lab!
- December 2024: What a year it has been! The lab bid a fond farewell to a great year with lunch out.
- October 2024: Lab members attended the Neuroscience Program Retreat in Fayetteville, NY.
- October 2024: Welcome to new postdoc in the lab, Dr. Humaira Sawal!
- September 2024: Evie Fang, the lab's Research Support Specialist, presented our work on prenatal stress and alcohol co-exposure today at the Biomedical Sciences Retreat! We were joined by our incoming postdoc, Dr. Humaira Sawal.
- September 2024: Sydney Lague joined the lab as an undergraduate research volunteer - welcome Sydney!
- August 2024: Congrats to Olivia Han for completing the SURF program here at Upstate and presenting her poster on her project today! Beyond SURF, she was also supported by SU's WiSE and Biology department!
- June 2024: Olivia Han will be spending the lab for the summer as part of Upstate's SURF program!
- January 2024: Evie Fang started in the lab as a research technician and Kristen May started as an undergraduate research volunteer - welcome Evie and Kristen!
Join Our Team
Graduate Students: All prospective graduate students must apply to and be accepted by the Biomedical Sciences PhD programs (undecided or direct admit to the Neuroscience Program). Students must rotate through 3-4 research labs before joining a permanent lab. All graduate students joining the lab will do so only based on mutual agreement between the student and Dr. Boschen.
Lab Rotations: I will not be taking rotation students in the 2025-2026 academic year. For interest in 2026 and beyond, please contact Dr. Boschen about availability.
Student Volunteers: We accept student volunteers from both Upstate Medical University and other local universities (Syracuse University, LeMoyne). For SU undergraduates, work in the lab can be on a volunteer basis, as a course credit with Dr. Boschen’s agreement, or through a work-study program. All students are expected to work in the lab ~10 hours per week, in-person.
Limited spots for summer research are available, either as a volunteer or through the Upstate SURF Program (rising seniors only).
Postdoctoral Fellows: There are no current openings for postdocs.
Research Technicians: We do not have any opening for staff at this time.