Research projects investigate the development of brain architecture that controls social-emotional behavior and learning, and how early life experiences impact neurodevelopment. Genetic and environmental factors that regulate circuit and synapse formation are studied at the molecular and circuit level, using single cell and bulk RNA sequencing, viral circuit tracing, and multiplex in-situ hybridization. Preclinical mouse models use exposure to early adverse experiences to study age- and sex- specific mitochondrial adaptations that impact the emergence of cognitive, social and emotional behaviors across the lifespan.
Research projects investigate the development of brain architecture that controls social-emotional behavior and learning, and how early life experiences impact neurodevelopment. Genetic and environmental factors that regulate circuit and synapse formation are studied at the molecular and circuit level, using single cell and bulk RNA sequencing, viral circuit tracing, and multiplex in-situ hybridization. Preclinical mouse models use exposure to early adverse experiences to study age- and sex- specific mitochondrial adaptations that impact the emergence of cognitive, social and emotional behaviors across the lifespan.
