2018 — PhD, Loyola University Chicago

2013 — BA, Kenyon College

Her research and teaching centers on the interplay between environment and aging — the choices that we make and the exposures that we have throughout life shape the way our brain develops over time. Of particular interest is the long-term and heritable impacts of teenage binge drinking on the regulation of DNA in the brain.

Kenyon College, '22

I'm a neuroscience major from Rochester, Michigan. I am currently conducting a meta-analysis in an attempt to determine whether diet-mediated DNA methylation changes can influence stroke risk.

One of my passions is learning and writing about health and human potential on my own blog. This has driven me to search the depths of PubMed in an attempt to learn what truly makes someone healthy.

Kenyon College, '22

I’m a Neuroscience major from Frankfurt, Germany. Because electronic cigarettes/vapes are more and more common, overtaking common cigarettes in youger generations, I committed my research toward this topic. In my research I compare these two ways of smoking in relation to changes in the DNA-methylation pattern, one of the three epigenetic mechanisms. During my free time I like to read, play soccer, and spend time with my family and friends.

Kenyon College, '21

I am majoring in neuroscience and Spanish with a minor in anthropology. I am from Chicago, IL and in my free time, I enjoy cooking and painting. The goal of my research is to determine if there is a genetic relationship between bipolar disorder and educational attainment. Through the use of pre-existing GWAS studies, we will perform a genetic meta-analysis in hopes of understanding some of the underlying mechanisms of complex disorders and social science phenotypes, like bipolar and educational attainment.

Kenyon College, '22

I'm from Bel Air, Maryland! I am a pre-med, neuroscience major with an environmental studies concentration, and I hope to receive an MD-PhD degree in the future. My research interests are centered around human health, so with Dr. Asimes, I'm hoping to determine if there is a correlation between THC use, and a change in epigenetic aging of the brain. Outside of the lab, I love to run, paint, and read in my spare time, and enjoy spending time on Kenyon's campus!