Meet the Team

Jenna joined the CAN Lab within the Memory and Aging Center in August 2024. She graduated from Boston College in May 2024 with a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience and a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy. While in college, she interned at the Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, working with Dr. Rush on the development of a psychosocial resilience program for ALS dyads.

Bianca joined the Seeley Lab at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center in July 2024 as a laboratory assistant and helps the Neurodegenerative Disease Brain Bank in the preparation and packing of fixed tissue slides along with other tasks. Bianca received her B.S.

Maria Luisa Gorno Tempini, MD, PhD, is a behavioral neurologist and professor in the UCSF Department of Neurology at the Weill Institute for Neurosciences. She directs the Language Neurobiology Laboratory and the UCSF Dyslexia Center at the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center, where she researches the neural basis of language, memory, and cognitive functions across the lifespan.

Harli manages the NIH-funded Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and the New Approaches to Dementia Heterogeneity project, an NIH funded research program.

Paula earned her medical degree from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Peru. She joined the ALBA Lab as a research assistant on the Multitudes project and is currently working as an assistant clinical research coordinator at the Dyslexia Center.

Miraal grew up in Pakistan and England before moving to California, where she recently graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a BA degree in cognitive science. At Berkeley, she worked at the Jagust Lab, studying atrophy patterns in relation to aging and Alzheimer’s disease. She is currently an assistant clinical research coordinator in the Rabinovici Lab.

In her free time, Miraal enjoys swimming, spending time outside, reading, and exploring new coffee shops.

Carmen Hart is the Program and Events Manager for the Global Brain Health Institute. She works closely with the Executive Director and GBHI senior staff to coordinate, manage and plan key aspects and activities of GBHI and the Atlantic Fellows program. She brings extensive expertise in event planning, project coordination, marketing and sales in the healthcare, media, technology and luxury hospitality industries. Before joining GBHI, she managed a contact center team at George P.

Rowan graduated from Middlebury College in May 2024 with a major in Sociology and a minor in Global Health. She joined the UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC) in June 2024 as a clinical research coordinator in the Dementia Imaging Genetics Lab led by Dr. Suzee Lee, where she coordinates a study investigating the neurodevelopment of children from families with a history of frontotemporal dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. 

Alex earned his degree from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, where he specialized in the epidemiology of chronic diseases. He is passionate about advancing health care literacy and empowering individuals to make informed decisions about their well-being.

Outside of work, Alex enjoys running around Lake Merritt in Oakland, exploring new music, and hiking and camping in the great outdoors.