Naija Barakat
Pronouns: She/her
Naija Barakat is from Richmond, Virginia. She graduated from Washington and Lee University in May 2024 with a degree in Neuroscience. As a PiNBAC trainee, she works in Dr. Isaac Chiu’s lab and studies the role of gasdermins in neurodegeneration in a mouse model of frontotemporal dementia. Outside of lab, she enjoys reading, baking, and play volleyball.
Naija’s Mentoring Pod
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Isaac Ming-Cheng Chiu
Faculty | Research Mentor
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Himanish Basu
Postdoctoral Resaercher | In-Lab Mentor
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Georgie Gunner
Postdoctoral Researcher | In-Lab Mentor
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Brielle Ferguson
Faculty | Pod Faculty Mentor
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Jessica Dixon
PiN Graduate Student | Pod Student Mentor