Audrey Goldfarb, PhD

Audrey Goldfarb, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Erica Korb’s lab at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her Ph.D. from The Rockefeller University, where she studied the molecular pathways that regulate aging and longevity. Audrey’s current research in the Korb lab focuses on genetic factors associated with autism and how they influence neuronal development, gene expression, and neurons’ ability to fine-tune their activity. Audrey is also an inaugural fellow of the Lurie Autism Institute’s Next-Generation Program in Autism Bioscience. Outside the lab, she is an active teacher, mentor, and science writer.