Aleksandra joined the Ibáñez lab in June 2022 following the completion of her Ph.D. degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia with Dr. Blake Meyers. During her doctoral studies, she gained expertise in sRNA and computational biology, which she is now leveraging to identify sRNAs that are involved in the pathobiology of neurodegenerative diseases, or that have the potential to be used as biomarkers for early detection of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. In her free time, she likes to bake, travel, and enjoy time with her family.