Pile Laboratory
In August 2026, Anjalie Amarasinghe won Graduate Teaching Award and Graduate Student Service Award for her exceptional work as BSGSA Teaching Representative. Alessandra Zieleniewski won Graduate Teaching Award.
In June 2025, REBUILD undergraduate research fellow, Hasan Farhoud, presented the research he did with graduate student, Alessandra Zieleniewski, using fly wing phenotypes to learn about changes in transcriptional regulation.
In May and June of 2025, Pile lab presents “Why Flies?” interactive exhibit at the Michigan Science Center. To explain to children the importance of research and why flies are a useful model organism.
In April of 2025, Lori presented to high school students her inspiring journey to becoming a PI and Associate Dean.
In spring of 2025, Anjalie Amarasinghe won The Sri Lanka President’s Award for Scientific Research, published in 2020, was presented at the 2023 ceremony and an honorable mention for the Outstanding Research Presentation at the Chuan-Pu Lee Endowed Graduate Student Research Presentation Day from the School of Medicine at Wayne State University.
In April of 2025, the Pile lab presented to high school students in the Metro Detroit area at Science Fair with a Twist, hosted by the Detroit Sci-Pol Network.
Pile Lab celebrated the graduation of Dr. Imad Soukar in Summer 2024 commencement ceremony.
July 2024, Lori joins the Sci-Pol network in their annual trip to Washington DC to advocate for science funding and policies. Check out the full story with the link below. students-scientists-advocate-for-science-funding-and-policies
In August 2023, Imad Soukar won the Research Award from the Wayne State University Department of Biological Sciences.
In July 2023, Imad Soukar Defended his thesis and graduated! Congratulations Dr. Soukar!
In Winter 2022 Anindita graduated. Congratulations Dr. Mitra!
August 2021. Lori Pile, recipient, along with Dr. Tom Fischer of Neuroscience, of a Teaching, Innovation and Development and Excellence (TIDE) Award to develop new course for Biology and Neuroscience majors on Communicating Science and Community Engagement
May 2021. Anindita Mitra, PhD candidate, recipient of the Wayne State University, 2021 Thomas C. Rumble Award
March 2021. Anindita Mitra, PhD Candidate, recipient of 2021 Wayne State Graduate Student Research Symposium Platform Presentation Award
March 2021. Imad Soukar, PhD Candidate, recipient of 2021 Wayne State Graduate Student Research Symposium Poster Presentation Award