Jennifer Cheng
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Cohort: 2014-2015
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kevin Caldwell & Dr. Andrea Allan
Department: Neurosciences
Home Institution: Wesleyan University
Research Interests: Rescuing neurogenesis deficiencies caused by prenatal alcohol exposure by reducing maternal stress or manipulating microRNA turnover during fetal development
Scholar Description
I graduated from Wesleyan University in 2011 with a BA in Neuroscience & Behavior. My background is in anxiety, epilepsy, and Alzheimer's Disease peptide folding. I will be working on rescuing neurogenesis deficiencies caused by prenatal alcohol exposure by reducing maternal stress or manipulating microRNA turnover during fetal development with my mentors, Dr. Kevin Caldwell and Dr. Andrea Allan