Hannah Duffy

Hannah graduated summa cum laude from the University of Delaware with a BS in neuroscience and a minor in biology. At UD, she received an honors degree with distinction and became a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Hannah discovered her passion for neuroscience at a university talk on the subject, which motivated her to change her major and explore research. She first got involved in research at university when she spent a summer working in Dr. Mark Stanton’s neurobiology lab. She later joined Dr. Tania Roth’s behavioral epigenetics lab where she completed a senior thesis. The Roth Lab aims to better understand epigenetic and behavioral changes induced by early-life adversity with the ultimate goal of reducing the negative effects of child maltreatment. Hannah remained at the University of Delaware to complete a master’s degree in neuroscience and continue her work with Dr. Roth. Her master’s thesis explored the complex relationship between changes in DNA methylation in blood and brain tissue following early-life adversity. Hannah will continue exploring neuroscience and genetics while working towards her PhD with an additional focus on pathology. As an NIH-OxCam Scholar, she will work with Dr. Richard Proia and Prof. Frances Platt to explore lysosomal dysfunction and neurodegenerative disease, with a particular focus on Gaucher Disease and Parkinson’s Disease.