Anamaria Alexandrescu

Anamaria Alexandrescu is a Term Assistant Professor at Barnard College. She holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the NYU School of Medicine and a B.S. in neuroscience from Florida Atlantic University. In her undergraduate career, she was involved in research on the molecular mechanisms of stroke at FAU and on the neurobiology of schizophrenia at the University of Pennsylvania. In her doctoral research, Anamaria researched the neurobiology of learning and memory, focusing on molecular mechanisms that contribute to synaptic plasticity underlying long-term memory formation. Her current research interests are located at the intersection between neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and education. She has taught high school and undergraduate neuroscience courses at Columbia, NYU, Fordham, and Yeshiva Universities.