Brina completed her Ph.D. thesis work in 2018 under the direction of Dr. Rebecca L. Cunningham, at UNTHSC in Fort Worth, TX.
In her dissertation project, she utilized a rodent model of chronic intermittent hypoxia to examine the contributions and interactions of oxidative stress and androgens on cognitive function and motor control.
Current projects
Single-cell phenotyping of HIF and the HIF pathway with aging in the brain
Determining the role of HIF in synaptic plasticity and cognitive performance with aging