Michelle Adler
About Me
Michelle grew up in Redwood City, California before moving out to the East Coast for her undergraduate education at Brown University. There, she received degrees in both Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience. She was elected to the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor's Society and held honors in engineering for her senior thesis in the lab of Ian Y. Wong, PhD, studying breast cancer migration.
While at Brown, Michelle spent her free time in the studio with Attitude Dance Company, on the field with her ultimate frisbee team, or in the Brown Design Workshop tinkering with the CNC or a sautering iron. During undergrad, Michelle served as a Co-Director for Attitude for 2 years and as a Co-Captain for Cosmic Rays ultimate frisbee team her senior year.
Before applying to MD/PhD programs, Michelle worked as a research technician in the laboratory of Dr. Brian Wainger, MD, PhD, at Massachusetts General Hospital, modeling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with hiPSC-derived CNS cells. While living in Boston, Michelle got very into biking, sourdough baking, and spending every free moment with her dog.
Now a 3rd year MD/PhD student at Mount Sinai, having recently joined the Bogunovic Lab, Michelle is excited to begin work on her dissertation studying the role of inflammation in the developing brain in Down Syndrome. At Sinai, Michelle has continued to dance and started the club Dance at Sinai in the fall of 2023. The club provides free dance classes to Sinai students every week during the school year and provides opportunities for students to choreograph, teach, and perform.
Michelle continues to spend every free moment with her dog, but has also dove headfirst into the food scene here in NYC and will never turn down an offer to try a new spot!
Language
English
Position
GRADUATE STUDENT | Graduate Students
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Immunology [IMM]
Education
BSc, BSc, Brown University
MD/PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Industry Relationships
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Dr. ADLER has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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