CRISTINA M. ALBERINI HAS DEDICATED HER CAREER TO UNCOVERING THE MOLECULAR BASES OF LEARNING AND MEMORY IN BOTH HEALTHY CONDITIONS AND IN DISEASES

Dr. Cristina Alberini’s lab’s research focuses on understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the consolidation and strengthening of long-term memories, as well as memory retrieval and reconsolidation. These studies examine the contribution to memory processes of different types of cells in different brain regions. They also target different ages of the lifespan with the goal of gaining a comprehensive knowledge of the biological bases of memory at a systems level. The results of these studies provide important information for improving brain functions in healthy conditions and for developing potential therapeutics against cognitive impairments and psychopathologies.

Dr. Cristina Alberini graduated with Honors in Biological Sciences from the University of Pavia in Italy. She obtained her Doctorate in Research in Immunological Sciences from the University of Genoa (Italy). She trained as a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University, New York, with Prof. Eric Kandel, studying the role of transcription factors and transcription regulation underlying long-term plasticity in Aplysia californica. Dr. Alberini has held faculty positions at Brown University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and is currently a Julius Silver, Roslyn S. Silver & Enid Silver Winslow Professor of Neural Science at New York University.

Dr. Alberini has received the Hirschl-Weill Career Scientist Award, NARSAD Independent Investigator Award, Golgi Medal, Athena Award, MERIT Award, the 2018 Jacob K. Javits NYU Award, and the NYU Julius Silver, Roslyn S. Silver & Enid Silver Winslow Professorship, and is a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.