Affiliation: Midwestern University, College of Graduate Studies, Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Alesia Prakapenka is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Sciences at Midwestern University. Dr. Prakapenka earned a B.S. in Psychology and a B.S. in International Business Administration at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Arizona State University and postdoctoral training at the Department of Biology, Syracuse University. Dr. Prakapenka has 11+ years of experience in evaluating the molecular and behavioral bases of learning and memory using rodent models. Her current research program investigates women’s health across the lifespan using translationally relevant rodent models, with a particular focus on how physiological changes contribute to age-related cognitive decline.