Curriculum Vitae: Rudy BellaniCONTACT INFORMATION: Rudy Bellani 1230 York Ave. Box #232 New York, New York 10021 (480) 353-6150EDUCATION:Jul 05 – CurrentThe Rockefeller UniversityNeuroscience (expected degree: Ph.D.)Ph.D. Advisors: Fernando Nottebohm, Tao SunBarrett Honors College, Arizona State UniversityPsychology (B.S.)Honors Thesis: "Anxiety can predict spatial memory impairmentsfollowing chronic stress but not HPA axis characteristics”Thesis Advisor: Dr. Cheryl D. ConradBiology (minor)Aug 00 – Jul 05RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Jan 01 - Feb 02 Feb 02 – July 05Evolutionary Biology – Arizona State UniversitySusan M. Bertram, Ph.D.Studied environmental factors that may influence male cricket calling behavior.Behavioral Neuroendocrinology – Arizona State UniversityCheryl D. Conrad, Ph.D.Studied the morphological and behavioral changes that occur due to stress in rats. Inmy honors research project, investigated what subject-dependent factors makeindividuals susceptible to the effects of chronic stress. Additional projects under mysupervision included the effects of stress on memory retrieval. June 04 – Feb 06Developmental Neuroendocrinology – Rockefeller UniversityBruce S. McEwen, Ph.D.Worked on multiple projects studying the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis during puberty. May 04 – June 04Behavioral Neuroendocrinology – Stanford UniversityRobert M. Sapolsky, Ph.D.Investigated the effects of chronic stress on the corticosterone dose response curveand memory function. Jan 07 – CurrentBehavioral and Molecular Neurobiology – Rockefeller UniversityFernando Nottebohm, Ph.D. (Ph.D Advisor)Tao Sun, Ph.D. (Cornell University)Finding the developmental program that guides brain asymmetry and thelateralization of cognitive function.PUBL...
