Naija Barakat

Pronouns: She/her

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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

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