An EconoTimes perspective

Andrea Merchak

Ph.D. Candidate in Neuroscience, University of Virginia

My research focuses on the role of T cells in the inflammatory diseases of multiple sclerosis and stress induced depression. I am focused on how they are primed by the microbiota and other exogenous factors via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor with hopes of garnering a better understanding of how certain individuals may be more susceptible to these disorders.