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Molofsky

Anna Victoria Molofsky, MD, PhD

Working Title

Samuel Barondes Chair in Neurobiology and Psychiatry

Primary Department
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Primary Division
Stress and Resilience
Secondary Division
Cognition, Social Cognition, and Perception

  • B.A., - , Amherst College
  • Adult Psychiatry Residency, - , University of California-San Francisco
  • M.D., - , University of Michigan
  • Ph.D, - , University of Michigan

Cell Communication
Interleukin-13
Meninges
Extracellular Matrix
Neuronal Plasticity
Th2 Cells
Lymphocytes
Synapses
Neurogenesis
Nervous System
Neuroimmunomodulation
Brain
Microglia
Interleukin-33
Astrocytes

  • Freeman Prize for Basic Research- BBRF, 2019
  • Pew Biomedical Scholar, 2017
  • NIH New Innovator Award, 2017
  • Burroughs Wellcome Career Award for Medical Scientists, 2015
  • Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award, 2006
  • Phi Beta Kappa, 1997

December 10, 2020 - October 31, 2025 - Microglial remodeling of the extracellular matrix in memory circuits , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01MH125000
February 1, 2019 - November 30, 2023 - Astrocyte-microglial communication in developmental synapse formation , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01MH119349
September 1, 2017 - May 31, 2022 - Coordinate regulation of neural circuit remodeling by glia: a prospective molecular approach , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH/NIMH, Sponsor Award ID: DP2MH116507
August 1, 2017 - July 31, 2021 - Investigating innate immune mechanisms of synapse remodeling by glia , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Pew Charitable Trusts, Sponsor Award ID: 519807
September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2020 - Astrocyte-Encoded Regional cues in Developmental Synapse Formation. , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Sponsor Award ID: 1014757

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