Maripierre P. Surpris, Ph.D.

Job Title
Health Program Specialist
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Maripierre Surpris
Division
Division of Neuroscience
Cluster, Section, or Program
Neurogenetics
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Dr. Maripierre Surpris is a Health Program Specialist in the Neurogenetics Cluster of the Division of Neuroscience (DON). She received her B.A in Neuroscience from Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY) and completed her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Boston University School of Medicine. She then joined Pfizer pharmaceuticals where she worked and gained experience in drug metabolism, GPCR pharmacology and assay development.  Most recently, she was a postdoctoral fellow at Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine conducting research in the area of traumatic brain injury.  Her research interests and expertise are in neurodegenerative diseases, neurogenetics, neuropharmacology and drug discovery.

Outside of work, Maripierre enjoys going to the beach, trying out international foods and volunteering in education and health advocacy.