Dr. Moriel Zelikowsky - a podcast by Nancy Padilla

Dr. Moriel Zelikowsky is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Utah. Though she started off wanting to study film as an undergraduate, she loved thinking about big questions about human cognition and soon gravitated toward a major in philosophy. After graduating with her B.A., she did her Ph.D. in psychology with the idea that experimental psychology might allow her to address these big philosophical questions in a more concrete way. Along the way, Moriel’s interests have developed into a passion for studying neural circuitry; her thesis and postdoctoral work focused on the interplay between several brain regions and fear-based learning and behavior. Today in her own lab, she has built upon her work as a trainee and incorporated work on trauma-induced fear and aggression specifically in the context of social isolation. In Moriel’s interview with Nancy, she talks about the type of lab community she hopes to foster as a new PI, the importance of balancing lab work with physical and emotional health, and how she creates balance in her own life as a mother and an avid rock-climber.

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