Mia Roberts
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Mia graduated from Hunter College with a degree in Psychology with a concentration in Physiological Psychology and minoring in Biological Sciences. Her research interests include behavioral psychopharmacology, addiction, pain, and developmental neuroscience.
Before joining BP-Endure, Mia worked as a research assistant in Dr. Sarah Leibowitz’s lab at Rockefeller University for a year and a half, which investigates the neuroimmune mechanisms underlying drug and alcohol abuse. At the Leibowitz lab, she examined the effects of in utero ethanol exposure on the development of the neuroimmune system, neuropeptide patterning, and behavior in rodent and zebrafish animal models. In the summer of 2019, Mia worked at Dr. Heidi Hamm’s lab at the Vanderbilt University, investigating the vascular contributions to Alzheimer’s disease. This project aims to build a better foundation for more effective treatments for patients with Alzheimer’s disease by looking at protease-activated receptor 4 (PAR4) and fibrinogen, a soluble platelet protein, as crucial factors contributing to the progression of the disease. In the summer of 2020, Mia participated in the Leadership Alliance’s virtual summer research experience program at Brown University, where she worked with Dr. Christopher Moore’s lab to develop a bioluminescent database for the NeuroNex Bioluminescent Hub. During the academic year, Mia worked under Dr. Nesha Star Burghardt at Hunter College, researching the potential effects that prenatal exposure to curcumin has on depression and anxiety in adult mice. |