CURRENT POSITION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
San Francisco
06/2019 – PRESENT
GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER
NEUROSCIENCE PhD CANDIDATE
Mentor: Mazen A. Kheirbek, PhD
EDUCATION
University of california,
San Francisco
09/2018 – PRESENT
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Neuroscience
Master of Science (MS) in Neuroscience (awarded 12/2020)
Weill Institute for Neurosciences
San Francisco, California, USA
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF New Jersey
09/2012 – 05/2016
Bachelor of Arts (BA) cum laude
in Cell Biology & Neuroscience (w/Honors)
Psychology, and Cognitive Science
New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
previous research
experience
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN
& LAB MANAGER
06/2016 – 08/2018
Mentor: Dr. Benjamin A. Samuels, PhD
Behavioral & Systems Neuro, Psych Dept.,
Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
The molecular dissection of activin signaling in ventral dentate gyrus and its function in mediating the antidepressant responsiveness.
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN
& LAB MANAGER
CONCURRENT WITH ABOVE
(06/2016 – 08/2018)
Mentor: Dr. Kasia M. Bieszczad, PhD
Behavioral & Systems Neuro, Psych Dept.,
Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
Role of epigenetic changes in chromatin that modulate threshold for consolidation of long-term memory formation.
UNDERGRADUATE HONORS THESIS STUDENT
08/2014 – 06/2016
Mentor: Dr. George C. Wagner, PhD
Behavioral & Systems Neuro, Psych Dept., Rutgers University
Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
Honors Thesis: The role of Nrf2 in amphetamine-induced neurotoxicity in a Parkinson’s Disease model. Normal aging and oxidant exposure effects on cognitive function and monoamines and their metabolites changes in various brain regions.