Sheher-Bano Ahmed

Hi! I'm Sheher-Bano, a current senior in neuroscience at Smith College. I joined the Moore lab in the summer of 2022 when I did a summer undergraduate research project. I am currently working on an honors thesis, which has two main aims: 1. To create and verify a model of the blood-brain barrier in vitro and 2. To understand whether Fn3 integrin-binding proteins are internalized across the blood-brain barrier via receptor-mediated transcytosis. 

Outside of the lab, I am the current president of the Smith Science Fiction and Fantasy Society. I am also the House President of Chase House, and I am involved in creating inclusive environments for Muslim students on campus. In my free time, I like rock climbing and I love to read.