Hannah Yoder

Neuroscience Ph.D. Student

Hannah graduated summa cum laude from Wake Forest University in 2023 as a Graylyn Scholar, earning her Bachelor’s degree in Biology. As an undergraduate, she joined Dr. Ken Kishida’s lab where she developed a novel method for investigating how reinforcement learning models of decision-making influence human creativity. To pursue her growing passion for translational research, Hannah also worked in Dr. Miranda Orr’s lab, where she used spatial proteomics to identify cell-type-specific and neuropathological changes in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease treated with therapeutics that selectively eliminate senescent cells. For her engagement in original research, Hannah received the Florence Robinson Neuroscience Award from Wake Forest University in 2023.

Subsequently, as a postbac scholar in Dr. Sarah Stern’s lab at the Max Planck Florida Neuroscience Institute, she applied single-nucleus RNA sequencing and ribosome profiling to characterize cell types in the insular cortex involved in non-homeostatic feeding behavior. Hannah is currently interested in understanding how immunological signals and genetic risk influence synaptic and circuit-level vulnerability in Alzheimer's disease. Outside the lab, she is passionate about science communication and is the published author of Cellfies: A Cell Biology Coloring Book on Amazon.

Email: hannah.yoder@icahn.mssm.edu

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-sage-yoder

Cellfies Coloring book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1722379065/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk