Sarah Naguib, PhD
Sarah Naguib graduated with a BA in Neuroscience from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, which is an hour from where she grew up in Columbus, Ohio. Her undergraduate research project focused on agonizing a GABAA receptor subunit to increase social interaction in a mouse model of autism. She then moved to Nashville, TN, to complete her PhD at Vanderbilt University. Her PhD research focused on elucidating how early retinal oxidative stress can be detected in a mouse model of glaucoma. She also utilized the NRF2/ARE pathway as a potential therapeutic target in neurons and astrocytes in a glaucoma model.
She is excited to learn about innate immunity, microglia and neurodegeneration in a new disease model (to her) during her postdoc. In her free time, she loves to try new food throughout NYC and going to the gym!
Research Interests: Intersection between oxidative stress and microglia in neurodegenerative diseases
Hobbies: Working out, trying new food
