Welcome to the Hayes Laboratory

Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania

Matt Hayes Headshot

Matthew R. Hayes, PhD

Principal Investigator

hayesmr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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My Team

  • Caitlin Baumer-Harrison

    Postdoctoral Fellow

    caitlin.baumer-harrison@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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  • Keshav Subramanian, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    keshav.subramanian.pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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  • Marcos Sanchez

    Doctoral Candidate
    Neuroscience Graduate Group

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  • Sarah Appleby

    Doctoral Candidate
    Neuroscience Graduate Group

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  • Maggie Zhou

    Maggie Zhou

    Doctoral Candidate Neuroscience Graduate Group

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  • Dennis Vu

    Doctoral Student Pharmacology Graduate Group

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  • Drew Belser

    Research Technician

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  • Morgan Graham

    Research Technician

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  • Chloe Do

    Research Technician

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Lab Pets

  • Haru Zhou

    Professional zoom meeting modulator BA Neuroscience University of Pennsylvania 2023

  • Sheba Belser

    Professional model and motivational speaker BS Psychology and minor in communication West Chester University 2023

  • Walter "Goober" Graham

    Professional micromanager and goober MS neuroscience. Temple University 2024

  • Mochi Garcia-Vu

    IACUC Director at UPenn. JD/Ph.D. in Wumbology University of Bikini Bottom 2025

Previous Lab Members

  • Dave Reiner, PhD

    Science Officer
    CIAPM

    Former Graduate Student

  • Rosa Leon, PhD

    Former Graduate Student

  • Elizabeth G. Mietlicki-Baase, PhD

    Associate Professor
    State University of New York at Buffalo

    Former Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Amber Alhadeff, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor
    Monell/University of Pennsylvania

    Former Graduate Student

  • Laura Rupprecht, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor
    University of North Carolina

    Former Research Technician

  • Diana Olivos

    Clinical research assistant
    Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

    Former Research Technician

  • Claudia Liberini, PhD

    Editor
    Springer Nature Tech. and Publishing

    Former Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Kieran Koch-Laskowski

    DVM/PhD Student
    Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Lauren McGrath

    Director Watershed Protection Program

    Willistown Conservation Trust

  • Misgana Ghihewon

    Doctoral Candidate
    University of Pennsylvania

    Former Undergraduate Research Student

  • Lauren Kim

    Graduate Research Assistant
    UCSF

    Former Undergraduate Research Student

  • Derrick Zimmer

    Former Lab Manager

  • Evan Shaulson

    PhysioLab Graduate Research Assistant

    Former Undergraduate

  • Rinzin Lhamo

    Former Undergraduate and Research Technician

  • Jack Chen

    Computer Science Graduate Student

    Former Undergraduate Student and Research Technician

  • Jane Gaisinsky

    Nursing Student

    Former Research Technician

  • Lauren Stein, PhD

    Scientific Advisory Board

    International Foundation for Ethical Research

    Former Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Wolf Trumbauer

    Former Research Technician

  • Marisa Petticord

    UPenn Neuroscience Graduate Student

    Former Research Technician

  • Caitlyn Pelletier

    Cornell Nutrition Graduate Student

    Former Undergraduate Researcher

  • Tito Borner, PhD

    Assistant Professor University of Southern California Biological Sciences

    Former Postdoc Fellow

  • Caroline Geisler, PhD

    Assistant Professor University of Kentucky Pharmaceutical Sciences

    Former Postdoc Fellow

  • Genevieve Curtis, PhD

    Science Communication Manager Red Nucleus

    Former Postdoc Fellow

  • Hallie Wald, PhD

    Scientist Merck

    Former Graduate Student

  • Ben Reiner, PhD

    Assistant Professor University of Pennsylvania

    Former Research Associate

  • Samantha Fortin, PhD

    Assistant Professor University of Connecticut Biomedical Sciences Former Postdoc Fellow

  • Halcyon Hu

    Doctoral Candidate University of Southern California Former Research Technician