Leah is a fifth-year PhD student in the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program at Yale GSAS/School of Medicine. In the Chandra lab, her research focuses on molecular and cellular mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease and related synucleinopathies, specifically involving synaptic biology and synaptic protein modifications. She received her B.S. in Neuroscience and Behavior with a supplemental major in Applied and Computational Math and Statistics from the University of Notre Dame. She recently received the Ruth Kirchstein National Research Service Award (F31) and the AACU K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. Outside of lab, Leah is passionate about STEM education and outreach, especially as coordinator for Yale’s Brain Education Day. With her work at Poorvu, Leah is especially interested in making STEM classrooms more accessible for all students and in encouraging students to pursue careers in scientific research.
