Curriculum Vitae: Rudy BellaniCONTACT INFORMATION: Rudy Bellani 1230 York Ave. Box #232 New York, New York 10021 (480) 353-6150 Rudy.Bellani@Rockefeller.edu EDUCATION: Jul 05 – CurrentThe Rockefeller University Neuroscience (expected degree: Ph.D.) Ph.D. Advisors: Fernando Nottebohm, Tao Sun Aug 00 – Jul 05Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University Psychology (B.S.) Honors Thesis: "Anxiety can predict spatial memory impairments following chronic stress but not HPA axis characteristics” Thesis Advisor: Dr. Cheryl D. Conrad Biology (minor) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Jan 01 - Feb 02Evolutionary Biology – Arizona State UniversitySusan M. Bertram, Ph.D.Studied environmental factors that may influence male cricket calling behavior. Feb 02 – July 05Behavioral Neuroendocrinology – Arizona State UniversityCheryl D. Conrad, Ph.D.Studied the morphological and behavioral changes that occur due to stress in rats. In my honors research project, investigated what subject-dependent factors make individuals susceptible to the effects of chronic stress. Additional projects under my supervision included the effects of stress on memory retrieval. June 04 – Feb 06 Developmental 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 04 Behavioral Neuroendocrinology – Stanford UniversityRobert M. Sapolsky, Ph.D.Investigated the effects of chronic stress on the corticosterone dose response curve and 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...
