Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Ege Yalcinbas, PhD began their professional career in 2014 as a Middle School Science Teacher for Student U. In 2013, they began working as a Research Assistant at the Duke-UNC Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, where they completed their undergraduate thesis under the mentorship of Dr. Michele T. Diaz. In 2015, they became a Neuroscience Graduate Student Researcher at UC San Diego, where they completed their dissertation in Dr. Christina M. Gremel's Lab. Additionally, they were a Course Instructor for UCSD Academic Connections in 2015. Currently, they are a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Dr. Kristen Maynard's group at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development.
Ege Yalcinbas obtained a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience with Distinction and an Education Minor from Duke University between 2011 and 2015. Subsequently, they completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience from UC San Diego in 2022.
Lieber Institute for Brain Development
The mission of the Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD) is to translate the understanding of basic genetic and molecular mechanisms of schizophrenia and related developmental brain disorders into clinical advances that change the lives of affected individuals.