Gewirtz uses rodent behavioral models to study the biology of emotion, with particular interest in opioid addiction, negative affect (e.g., anxiety and depression).

Samantha's current research involves genetics and neuroimaging in older adults with autism. She is investigating how Alzheimer's risk genes may affect individuals with autism differently than the neurotypical population.

My current research focuses on neurosurgical fluorescence technology, intraoperative imaging, and quantitative analysis of neurosurgical approaches.

BALLERINA

NIH funded physician-scientist Professor at BNI. Lab focus on precision medicine and brain resilience in acute brain injury. Wet- & dry- lab (single cell, multiomics, mouse/axolotl models, human biomarkers, genetics).

Her project focuses on astrocyte-microglia interactions in ALS/FTD and how neuroinflammation contributes to disease onset and progression.