Monique Mendes, Ph.D., currently serves as a Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University since October 2020. Prior to this role, Monique Mendes was a Neuroscience PhD Student at the University of Rochester Medical Center from July 2015 to July 2020, and a Research Assistant at the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease from February 2012 to May 2015. Monique Mendes earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, completing the degree in 2020, and obtained a Bachelor's degree in Biology/Biological Sciences from the University of Florida in 2015.