Maria Clarke

Alma Mater: University of California, Davis, B.S., Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior

Matriculation Year: 2023

About Maria:

Research Advisor: Aijun Wang

Research Interests: My research interests center around the development and clinical translation of gene and cell therapies to treat rare congenital conditions in pediatric patients. In my previous research associate role in Tippi Mackenzie’s lab at University of California, San Fransisco, I developed anti-sense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapies for the prenatal/perinatal treatment of Angelman Syndrome and Spinal Muscular Atrophy, using small and large animal models of in-utero surgical delivery. In addition to this research, I am very interested in understanding human development from the prenatal period to young adulthood to improve healthcare for individuals with developmental anomalies and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Publications:  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1179-9466