Sabrina Mackey-Alfonso

Sabrina Mackey-Alfonso

Sabrina Mackey-Alfonso

Contact Information

PhD '25, Advisor: Ruth Barrientos
She/Her/Hers

Areas of Expertise

  • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Stress and Neuroimmunology

Education

  • BS in Neuroscience (2018), Johns Hopkins University

Research:

Through the lens of neuroimmunology, synaptic plasticity, and behavior, I study the effect of short-term high fat diet on the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease in a 3xTg-AD mouse model.