Alison I. Bernstein, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Translational Neuroscience
Mailing Address & Contact Information
Department of Translational Neuroscience
Michigan State University
College of Human Medicine
Grand Rapids Research Center
400 Monroe Ave. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 616.234.0957
Fax: 616.234.0991
Email: alison.bernstein@hc.msu.edu
Biography
Alison Bernstein received her undergraduate training in biology and psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and her Ph.D. training in genetics and neuroscience at Washington University in St. Louis. She did her postdoctoral training at Emory University with Dr. Gary Miller, Dr. Peng Jin and Dr. Jennifer Mullé, where she focused on neurotoxicology and neuroepigenetics in Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Bernstein joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine campus in Grand Rapids, MI in 2016. Here, her research focuses on understanding the role of epigenetics and gene-environment interactions in the etiology of Parkinson’s disease.
Education
| Institution | Field of Study | Degree Earned | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA | Biological Basis of Behavior | B.A. | 2000 |
| Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO | Molecular Genetics and Genomics | Ph.D | 2009 |
| Emory University, Atlanta, GA | Neuroscience, Neuroepigenetics, Neurotoxicology | Postdoctoral Fellow | 2009-2016 |
Research Interests
Technical Expertise
- Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis
- Neurotransmitter uptake assays
- High throughput imaging analysis
- Toxicological rodent models
- Cell cultures (primary neurons and cell lines)
- SDS-PAGE
- Western blotting
- Stereological analyses (including confocal stereology)
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunofluorescence
- Confocal microscopy
