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Alesia V Prakapenka, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Biomedical Sciences

Orcid identifier0000-0002-4930-1141
  • Assistant Professor
    Biomedical Sciences

BIO

Alesia Prakapenka, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Sciences (IL) at Midwestern University. In 2013, she earned her B.S. in Psychology and B.S. in International Business Management from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She earned her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience in 2018 from Arizona State University under the co-mentorship of Drs. Heather Bimonte-Nelson and Rachael Sirianni. She next completed her postdoctoral training with Dr. Donna Korol at Syracuse University. At Midwestern University, Dr. Prakapenka’s research program investigates the underlying neurobiological and physiological mechanisms governing ovarian hormone modulation of brain and behavioral female health as a function of age and Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis.

MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Assistant Professor
    College of Graduate Studies - Illinois

DEGREES

  • Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Neuroscience
    Arizona State University, USAJul 2013 - Nov 2018
  • B.S., Psychology
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USAJul 2009 - Apr 2013
  • B.S., International Business Management
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, United StatesJul 2009 - Apr 2013

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Postdoctoral Researcher
    Syracuse University, Syracuse, United StatesDec 2018 - Nov 2021

AVAILABILITY

  • IL-MABS Student Research
  • IL-MBS Student Research

ACADEMIC DEGREE PROGRAM

  • Master of Arts in Biomedical Sciences (M.A.)
  • Master of Biomedical Sciences (M.B.S.)

CAMPUS

  • Downers Grove