2020 ¼ø»Æʦapp Brain Institute Graduate Features
Thursday, May 07, 2020
Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Behavior and Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Nineteen-year-old AlainaÌý Tillman Ìýconducted groundbreaking research through the Max Planck Honors Program and the ¼ø»Æʦapp Brain Institute, on the relationship between neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression or anxiety, and immune system dysfunction. Alaina was president of ¼ø»Æʦapp's chapter of the American Medical Student Association and a volunteer at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. She also holds a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo and is training to earn a private pilot's license. Alaina plans to continue working in the Blakely Lab at the ¼ø»Æʦapp Brain Institute and then attend graduate school.