1.0Leon Levy Foundationhttps://leonlevyfoundation.orgJennifer Ellishttps://leonlevyfoundation.org/author/jenniferellis/Alana Irene Mendelsohn, MD, PhD - Leon Levy Foundationrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://leonlevyfoundation.org/team-member/alana-irene-mendelsohn-md-phd/">Alana Irene Mendelsohn, MD, PhD</a></blockquote>
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</script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://leonlevyfoundation.org/team-member/alana-irene-mendelsohn-md-phd/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Alana Irene Mendelsohn, MD, PhD” — Leon Levy Foundation" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Alana received her A.B. with Highest Honors in Neurobiology, Mind, Brain and Behavior from Harvard University. She then went on to complete a joint MD/PhD at Columbia University, conducting her doctoral work in Neurobiology and Behavior in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Jessell, focusing on the development of spinal sensory and motor circuits that underlie...