Jennifer is a postdoc in the Wright Lab at the Vollum Institute at Oregon Health & Science University. Under the mentorship of Dr. Kevin Wright she studies the role that the scaffolding protein dystroglycan plays in the structure and function of inhibitory synapses in the brain. Her goal is to further our understanding of the cognitive symptoms that are experienced by dystroglycanopathy patients. Jennifer is also interested in data science and science communication. In her free time Jennifer can be found hiking, crocheting, making art, and petting dogs.
PhD in Neuroscience, 2024
Oregon Health & Science University
BS in Psychology, 2014
University of California, Davis
Science Communication - Science for non-scientists.
Science Around Us - Science is all around us. Learn about concepts in mathematics and neuroscience through the medium of photography and graphic design.
Have you ever wondered how we make these bright and beautiful images of proteins in the brain? It’s done using a technique called immunohistochemistry, which we also call IHC or immuno.
Preprint featuring one of the projects I worked on during my time as a research assistant! Here we start to put together the molecular signaling pathway downstream of non-ionotropic LTD and spine shrinkage.
Cerebellum means "little brain" in Latin. It is a structure that sits at the base of the brain and has long been known to be important for smooth body movements but has more recently been recognized as important for cognition and emotion. Cerebellar cortex is made up of large Purkinje neurons and small basket and stellate cells. Together, these cells form a sterotyped circuit that is repeated throughout the structure.