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Meet Our Team

Dom Acri

Lindsay Carter

I am a PhD candidate in Medical Neuroscience studying how the constraints of mouse genetics impact our understanding of risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease. I am passionate about helping bench researchers find their ‘ideal platform’ to share their findings with lawmakers and the public. In addition to being a member of Project Bridge, I serve as the president of IU School of Medicine’s chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, where I connect graduate/undergraduate scientists with mentors and career development opportunities here in Indianapolis.

I feel it’s important to educate the community and policy-makers about basic science; Project Bridge Indy has provided an avenue to help inform the public about what goes on in labs around them. A rudimentary understanding of science can help policy-makers create knowledgeable decisions regarding health and science.  Recently Project Bridge Indy has been focusing on sustainability in the lab, which can have an impact on the environment. I would like to make a conscious effort to reduce plastic waste that is produced in the lab.

Patrick Mulcrone

Eric Rodriguez

​I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, IN. My background is in Cancer Biology research, focusing specifically on cancers that spread and grow in bone. I am a founding member of Project Bridge Indy Chapter, and I am a member because communication about science is key to maintaining a healthy and curious society. Also, scientists are not always the best communicators, especially to those outside the field. I believe Project Bridge is a great opportunity for scientists and other STEM professionals to develop those communication skills and engage the Community with and about science.

I am currently a postdoc at the Indiana University School of Medicine.  My scientific passion lies in identifying mechanisms of neurotoxicity related to drugs of abuse, however my passion project is addressing issues of sustainability in the lab and biomedical environment.  I am interested in discovering and crowdsourcing practices that can be implemented in the laboratory or biomedical setting to reduce waste and energy without compromising rigor or integrity.    ​

Elizabeth Swallow

I am a PhD student studying how the structure of bone changes when kidney function is reduced over a long period of time, which is clinically known as chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD). Outside of the lab, I am interested in promoting wellness within academia for graduate students and I am passionate about promoting the responsible use of resources through sustainable practices in our work and daily lives to try and protect and preserve the beautiful world that we call home.