Emanuela Santini, Ph.D.

K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
photo of Emanuela Santini
Institution
New York University, New York City, NY
Awarded Project
Striatal Specific Alterations in Translation, Synaptic Function, and Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Council Dates: October 2013 - May 2014

Independent Position: Columbia University

Emanuela Santini was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at New York University. Her research at NYU focused on how altered structural and synaptic plasticity in the striatum leads to repetitive, stereotyped and perseverative behaviors, and to identify new molecular targets to develop mechanism-based therapeutics to treat autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She earned her Ph.D. from Karolinska Institutet and earned her Msc from Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Italy. Currently, Dr. Santini is a Wallenberg Academy Fellow at Karolinska Institute.