My fascination with neuroscience began during a summer internship where I collected wild insects and characterized their visual abilities. I was amazed by the morphological diversity of their eyes, how their form influenced function, and how the selection of function was ultimately determined by environmental demands. I wanted to understand how brains adapt to meet specialized natural needs. This curiosity led me to focus on sensory perception during my undergraduate studies at Kenyon College. In Dr.

I received my undergraduate degree in neurobiology from the University of California San Diego (UCSD). During my time there, I participated in two different research labs. One studied the messenger RNA fate in the cerebellum, and the other studied different addiction behaviors and how they affect the upper cortical area of the brain. Last year, I joined Dr. Jonathan Horton's lab at UCSF where we investigated the visual pathway in non-human primates using electrophysiology and various visual tasks.

I received my undergraduate degree in Biotechnology from GGSIPU, New Delhi, India, where I focused on understanding the mechanisms by which transient pausing of RNA Pol II can be regulated by elongation factors. I completed my PhD from NCBS-TIFR, Bengaluru, India. During my PhD, I investigated the mechanisms by which the transcriptional activity of Estrogen Receptor Alpha (ERα) is regulated upon ligand stimulation. We found that stabilizing the binding of ERα to chromatin through its RNA interaction negatively impacts its transcriptional activity.

I was originally from Budapest, Hungary, and moved to New York City in 2015 to pursue my undergraduate degree. I graduated from CCNY, where my research focused on the development of cone photoreceptors in chicken embryos. Moving West to Cal Tech, I began my graduate studies at Carlos Lois' lab to explore the neuronal mechanisms underlying memory conservation in motor circuits. For this work, I received the Chen Innovator Grant to understand how adult birdsong is maintained following perturbation.

I received both my undergraduate and PhD degrees in Biology from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC), Argentina. During my graduate studies in Prof. Julia Cambiasso’s lab (INIMEC-CONICET, UNC), I studied the relative contributions of estrogen and the X and Y sex chromosomes in the sexual differentiation of the hypothalamus. My work was focused specifically on X-linked genes involved in neuronal growth and differentiation as key processes in the development of sex-specific neuronal circuits.

I received undergraduate degrees in Molecular & Cell Biology and Integrative Biology from UC Berkeley. While there, I worked in the Wilbrecht Lab, where I used behavioral tasks and retrograde tracing to study cognitive flexibility in a mouse model of autism. In the future, I hope to apply to an MD/PhD program to study the role of brain-body interactions in the impact of early life experience on health and sex differences in disease.

Lidiana Sanvar has 25+ years of administrative and managerial experience serving in various capacities at premier academic medical centers. After completing her studies in Venezuela and the US, Lidiana started her career at the Cleveland Clinic supporting physician leadership in setting up one of the largest pediatric congenital heart programs in the country and subsequently working on the development of global medical education programs for the institution.

I received my undergraduate degree in Biotechnology from Anna University, India. As a visiting student at JNCASR, India, I studied the neurogenetic basis of circadian regulation of fly behavior and sleep. I then moved to Texas and earned my MA in Biology from Texas A&M University under the guidance of Dr. Federico Bermudez-Rattoni where I focused on the molecular mechanisms underlying acquisition and retrieval of aversive taste memories. After graduating, I worked as a Research Specialist at McLean Hospital with Dr. Bill Carlezon and Dr.

My undergraduate and medical training began in Berne, Switzerland. After transitioning to the US to continue my medical training, I joined the Department of Medicine at UCSF as a Clinical Fellow in Endocrinology. I will become a member of the Ingraham lab on 7/10/20 where I hope to engage in cutting edge research at the interface of skeletal health, metabolism, and aging.

Anne Sufka has been working with the IRACDA Scholars Program and Dr. Holly A. Ingraham since 2016 and has over 10 years of experience in successful personnel management through coaching and mentoring.