Research

Past Research Experience

Dr. Karestan Koenen's Lab – Neuropsychiatric Genetics of African Populations (NeuroGAP)-Psychosis Study

Senior research coordinator

Remotely supervised three field-based African teams comprising 30+ local employees, visited study sites and worked directly with teams to operationalize the study protocol, lead trainings, and ensure data quality

Drs. Jordane Dimidschstein's and Gordon Fishell's Labs

Lab manager and research associate

Enhancer discovery, AAV vector design and development, and lab management

Dr. Geoffrey G. Murphy's Lab

Undergraduate honors thesis student and research associate

Calcium imaging used to study role of risk alleles associated with psychiatric disorders

Dr. Robert Greene's Lab

Summer undergraduate research fellow

Electrophysiology used to study role of noradrenergic modulation in memory

Dr. Jack Parent's Lab

Undergraduate research associate

Electrophysiology used to study role of neurogenesis in temporal lobe epilepsy

Dr. George Wilson's Lab

Undergraduate research associate

Evaluated efficacy of radiation therapy as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease