Karienn A. de Souza, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Contact
Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics
8447 John Sharp Parkway
2112 Medical Research and Education Building
Bryan,
TX
77807
karienn@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.0271
Fax: 979.436.0086
Education and Training
- Texas A&M University, BS, Biochemistry, 2006
- University of Florida, School of Medicine, PhD, Neuroscience, 2012
- Baylor School of Medicine, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012-2014
- Texas A&M Health Science Center, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2015-2019
Research Interests
- Utilization of optogenetic mouse models to study presynaptic mechanisms related to pathology in the early and pre-symptomatic stages of cognitive impairment.
- Role of the Immune System and Inflammation in normal cognitive aging.
- Cognitive and functional outcomes of sleep-wake cycle disturbances in aging.
- Role of the gut-brain axis in the development of cognitive impairment in aging.