Martha majored in Neuroscience and Behavior as an undergraduate at Mount Holyoke College. She earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Minnesota, where she studied in the Laboratory of Timothy Ebner. She completed her postdoctoral training in the Laboratory of Esther Krook-Magnuson, and in 2023, she  joined the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota as a tenure track Assistant Professor. 

Ben Kottke graduated from Luther College in 2020 with a BA in Biology and Spanish. Ben joined the lab at its creation in November of 2023 and is currently working as a Researcher 2. Along with helping to manage the lab, Ben runs immunohistochemistry projects, develops DeepLab Cut trainers for behavioral assays, and performs in vivo calcium imaging in mouse models of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Previous to the Streng lab, Ben worked in the labs of Dr. Krook-Magnuson and Dr. Ebner learning various techniques to analyze behavior and neural circuitry in mouse models of Essential Tremor, Epilepsy and Traumatic Brain Injury. During his free time, Ben enjoys reading, spending time with friends and family, playing and watching sports, and anything having to do with puzzles. 

Eleftheria graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 2023 with a major in Neuroscience and Behavior and a minor in Psychology, and she joined the Streng Lab in March 2024. Eleftheria is very excited to participate in in-vivo imaging experiments because these are techniques she hasn't worked on before. Outside of the lab Eleftheria enjoys cooking (mostly greek food), hanging out with friends and taking walks.

Lucas Zecker is a research technician in the Ebner lab, but can be found around our lab from time to time, usually making lists of computer parts and putting said computers together because he finds it quote, "fun."