Bianca Jones Marlin
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Bianca Jones Marlin is an American neuroscientist and the Herbert and Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Cell Research at the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University in New York City. Marlin studies the epigenetic mechanisms that enable trauma experienced by parents to be passed on to offspring in rodent models. Marlin's graduate work uncovered the fundamental role for the hormone oxytocin in maternal behavior, for which she was awarded the Donald B. Lindsley Prize in Behavioral Neuroscience for Outstanding Ph.D. thesis as well as the STAT Wunderkinds Award for her groundbreaking findings.
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Bianca Jones Marlin | |
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Born | New York City, US |
Alma mater | St. John's University (BS) New York University (PhD) Columbia University (postdoctoral fellowship) |
Known for | Role of neuropeptide oxytocin in maternal behavior |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neuroscience |
Institutions | Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University |
Website | www |
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