An interview with Paola Arlotta.
Catarina C VicentePublished in: Development (Cambridge, England) (2017)
Paola Arlotta is a neurodevelopmental biologist based at the Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology in Boston, MA, USA. Her lab studies the birth, differentiation and assembly of neuronal circuits in the cerebral cortex with the aim of developing novel therapies for degenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases. Paola has recently become an editor for Development, and we asked her about her research and career, and her recent efforts to support women in science.
Keyphrases
- stem cells
- pregnancy outcomes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- cerebral ischemia
- public health
- cell therapy
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- mesenchymal stem cells
- functional connectivity
- gestational age
- case control
- quality improvement
- medical students
- cervical cancer screening
- type diabetes
- pregnant women
- brain injury
- adipose tissue
- cerebral blood flow