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Chicago, IL 60637- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- MD/PhD student interested in bridging her basic science research training in biology, chemistry, and neuroepigenetics with its clinical implications for patient healthcare in OB/GYN. Specific interests include:
(1) Sex differences in neuropsychiatric disease prevalence
(2) Effects of maternal experience on neonatal outcomes
(3) Intersection of sex hormones, genetics, and environment in shaping human development
Education & Training
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 2022, MD & PhD
- California Institute of TechnologyBS, Biology & Chemistry, with honors, 2009 - 2013
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2022 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Poster Prize, FBI Annual Neuroscience Retreat 2019
- Library Friends’ Senior Thesis Prize, Finalist 2013
- McKnight Prize in Biochemistry at UTSW 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsHIV integration in the human brain is linked to microglial activation and 3D genome remodeling.Amara L Plaza-Jennings, Aditi Valada, Callan O'Shea, Marina Iskhakova, Benxia Hu, Behnam Javidfar, Gabriella Ben Hutta, Tova Y Lambert, Jacinta Murray, Bibi Kassim, Sa...> ;Molecular Cell. 2022 Dec 15
- 8 citationsNeuron-specific chromosomal megadomain organization is adaptive to recent retrotransposon expansions.Sandhya Chandrasekaran, Sergio Espeso-Gil, Yong-Hwee Eddie Loh, Behnam Javidfar, Bibi Kassim, Yueyan Zhu, Yuan Zhang, Yuhao Dong, Lucy K Bicks, Haixin Li, Prashanth Ra...> ;Nature Communications. 2021 Dec 13
- Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 for Healthy Spines and Healthy Minds?Sandhya Chandrasekaran, Schahram Akbarian> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2016 Aug 15
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Grant Support
- T32: Neuroscience of AgingNational Institute on Aging2015–2017
Research History
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Akbarian Lab2015 - 2020
- California Institute of Technology, Shan Lab2010 - 2013
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Evanston HospitalEvanston, Illinois
- Evanston HospitalEvanston, Illinois
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