Anna is in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), where she will earn her MD and PhD. Prior to coming to UIC, she received her Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology and Global Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While at Wisconsin, she studied how epigenetic modifications in the hippocampus contribute to epilepsy development in the lab of Dr. Avtar Roopra. She also researched the neurohormonal basis of eating behaviors in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Zigman as part of the Amgen Scholars program. Now as a PhD student in the lab of Dr. Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, she is excited to examine how the menstrual cycle impacts a variety of mental health and behavioral outcomes. She is particularly eager to focus on substance use and addiction.