Together with her students and collaborators, she will use a number of models and methods including transgenic mice and fish, human induced pluripotent stem cells, single-molecule resolution RNA in situ hybridization, light-sheet microscopy, transcriptomics, proteomics, and others.

Her ultimate scientific goal is to understand how the molecular make-up of the brain is formed and maintained – knowledge necessary prior to the development of targeted therapies for patients suffering with a mental illness.

Congratulations Alena!