LEAD SCIENTIST

Alex's first exposure to brain repair research occurred during her undergraduate internship in a mild traumatic brain injury lab led by Dr. Radouil Tzekov at the Roskamp Institute in Sarasota, Florida, while she was pursuing her undergraduate studies at New College of Florida. Shortly after obtaining her BA in Neurobiology under the mentorship of Dr. Alfred Beulig, she worked as a research technician in two immunology-based labs led by Dr. Edward Fisher and Dr. Joel Ernst at NYU Langone in NYC. After acquiring valuable cellular and molecular technical skills, Alex entered the PhD program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, where she rekindled her true passion for Neuroscience. Joining Dr. Jean Hebert’s lab, she developed an in vivo platform to validate stem cell-derived grafts for cortical repair. Currently, Alex serves as the Lead Scientist at BE, applying her specialized expertise in stem cells and in vivo research to advance BE’s mission.