Lab Photos

Dr. Richardson presenting at ACNP 2026 in Nassau, Bahamas
Asia winning big at ERN conference 2026!
Dr. Richardson and Asia at ERN 2026
Dr. Richardson and Dr. Aubrey Smith, Professor in the Montgomery College Biology department and Grad school friend at the 2026 ERN conference.
Dr. Richardson with Naomi and Asia celebrating their ABRCM win!
Alumni Amber Kimble getting to celebrate our lab winners!
Our first-place winners, Naomi and Asia, at ABRCMs!
ABCRMs 2026
Asia and Naomi presenting background research at a weekly lab meeting
Dr. Richardson catching up with Lab Alumni Saadiya Jackson
Alyssa and Zain processing tissue for Long-Term storage
Alyssa teaching Naomi and Zain how to conduct the DAB staining process
Bittersweet moment watching Anthony, Leikwaivion and Alexa graduate! We will miss them in the lab!

Celebrating the graduates at a local Ramen restaurant, Haikan

Dr. Richardson presenting at the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting
Lab members with Howard Alumni Dr. Vernon Morris, current Professor and Associate Dean at Arizona State University
Safe to say ERN 2025 was a success! Love to see all the current students representing!

ERN Conference 2025!

Sydney and Dr. Richardson at the 2025 Howard University Leadership Alliance Program
Sydney presenting at the 2025 Howard University Leadership Alliance Program
Leikwaivion Presenting at Howard Research Day
Haley presenting at Howard Research Day 2024
Alumni student researchers in the Richardson Lab
Sarah examining brain sections
Haley using the cryostat
Khayla using the microscope
Saadiya and Alexa examining a brain
Dr. Richardson explaining how to coverslip
Dr. Richardson with students
Dr. Richardson in the behavioral room
Dr. Richardson and Dr. Uthayathas in the behavioral room
Dr. Uthayathas using a pipettor in the lab

Former Lab Students Presenting Their Research

Nia Sweatt
Dr. Allison Hester
Amber Kimble
Dr. Devon Jackson
Dr. Allison Hester and Chelsea Nnebe

Encouraging and Inspiring the Next Generation

Dr. Richardson with two lab guests from a local middle school
We love doing research and like to have fun too

We Believe in Mentorship and Professional Development

Dr. Allison Hester and Dr. Robert Taylor
Dr. Richardson and Dr. Orlando Taylor