Our Team

Brett R. Schofield, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor

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Dr. Schofield heads the Schofield Lab. In addition to being a principal investigator, he teaches Medical Neuroscience to medical and graduate students at NEOMED. He has over 40 years’ experience using tract-tracing and immunohistochemical techniques to investigate the neuroanatomy and neuromodulation of the auditory brain.

Email: bschofie@neomed.edu

Molly Enrick

Lab Manager

Ms. Enrick recently joined the Schofield lab as Lab Manager.  She previously worked for 14 years in the Chilian/Yin lab at NEOMED, researching microvascular dysfunction and coronary collateral growth in heart disease, and looks forward to applying her skills in surgery, microscopy, and mouse colony management to a new research area.

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Michael C. Kelly, M.S.

Research Associate

Mr. Kelly provides technical assistance for the Schofield lab, including cutting and staining of brain tissue and management of supplies and equipment.

Dayanara B. Lohr

PhD Student

Mrs. Lohr is a graduate student in the Kent State Biomedical Neuroscience Ph. D program. As a new member of the lab, she is currently developing her thesis topic. She aims to apply her interests in immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and transgenic mouse lines to future projects in characterizing cholinergic neuronal populations.

Isabella Ackerman

Undergraduate Student

Ms. Ackerman is a Biomedical Sciences major at the University of Akron Honors College. She is working in the Schofield lab through the Tiered Mentoring Program and is involved in projects studying auditory processes. After graduation, she plans to attend medical school with the goal of becoming a pediatrician. 

Shreeya Kaur

Undergraduate Student

Ms. Kaur is a Biomedical Sciences major and French minor at the University of Akron. She is working in the Schofield lab through the Tiered Mentoring Program and is involved in projects studying modulation of the auditory system. After graduation, she plans to attend medical school in pursuit of residency in a surgical specialty. 

Thomas Hogan

Medical Student: NEOMED class of 2028

Mr. Hogan is a UH-NEOMED Hearing Research Fellow in the 2025 Summer Research Fellowship Program. He is using fluorescence microscopy to investigate neural pathways associated with hearing, with a focus on neurons in the midbrain that use neuropeptide Y as a neuromodulator. He is currently undecided on what specialty of medicine he will pursue.