Ivan Zuidhoek

Graduate Research Assistant

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

Translational Biology Medicine and Health Doctoral Candidate

 

Roanoke College

Class of 2008

B.S. Psychology

 

Radford University

Class of 2015

M.A. in Experimental Psychology 

 

Contact Information:

Email: ivanzede@vt.edu

Phone: 540-915-5260

 

Ivan joined the Robel Lab as a graduate student in 2017 through the Translational Biology Medicine and Health Program. After graduating with a B.S. in Psychology from Roanoke College, he went on to receive his M.A. in Experimental Psychology from Radford University in 2015. His research at Radford University focused on the effects of developmental stressors on the manifestation of schizotypal symptoms.

 

In the Robel Lab, Ivan studies the effects of maternal immune activation (MIA) on the maturation and homeostatic functions of Astrocytes, and how this may relate to the etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders.