Tia Lamore

Tia graduated from UC Berkeley in 2020 after completing a dual degree in Integrative Biology and Molecular Environmental Biology. She started her research journey in 2018 as a research assistant at the Grinberg Lab practicing various wet lab techniques and focusing on the locus coeruleus' role as a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease. She continued as a Staff Research Associate at the Grinberg Lab in 2021 working with computer modeling techniques, postmortem histology and MRI neuroimages with a focus on the brainstem. She has a strong interest in the process of validating biomarkers and their potential role in early clinical diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. She plans to continue pursuing a career in scientific research and medicine.