Ana joined the Granger Lab as a postdoctoral fellow in February 2023. She leverages her background in stem cell biology and electrophysiology to dissect the neurobiological mechanisms and circuit alterations governing psychiatric disorders, with a focus on the complex interplay between neurons and non-neuronal cells. As a BroadIgnite 2025 awardee, she is utilizing in vivo CRISPR screens paired with spatially resolved readouts to investigate synaptic alterations in interneurons.
Prior to joining the lab, Ana earned her Ph.D. from Lund University (Sweden) under the supervision of Dr. Merab Kokaia as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Training4CRM network, where her research focused on novel cell and gene therapy strategies to boost neuronal inhibition in refractory epilepsy. She also holds an M.Sc. with distinction in Regenerative Medicine from the University of Edinburgh (UK) and a B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain).