Brittany Davis

Highly creative and experienced neuroscience researcher with a demonstrated history of developing state-of-the-art-models of human cortical development and disease biology and establishing novel, high throughput assays for phenotypic discovery, drug targeting and gene therapy.  Striving to advance our understanding of human disease through cell and gene therapies.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine; The Lieber Institute for Brain Development

Postdoctoral Research Fellow | June 2017 - Nov 2022

Université Libre de Bruxelles 

Postdoctoral Researcher | October 2014 - June 2017 

Cardiff University

Doctoral Student Researcher | October 2010 - June 2015

• June 2015 PH.D. Wellcome Trust Research Fellow in Neuroscience:  Cardiff university, School of Bioscience (Thesis Advisers: Drs Adrian Harwood & Anthony isles)          
  • Thesis topic: Investigated cellular, behavioral, and electrophysiological phenotypes in in vitro and in vivo models of ASD risk gene, Ehmt1.
• June 2010 M.S. Psychological Research Methods:   Stirling University/University of Edinburgh (Thesis Advisers: Drs Paul Dudchenko, Emma Wood)           
  • Dissertation topic: Investigated spatial and non-spatial learning and memory in hippocampal CA1 & CA3-specific lesioned rats
• September 2005 B.A. Biological Anthropology:  Indiana University, Bloomington (Thesis Advisers: Drs Colin Allen & Kevin Hunt)          
  • Honors Thesis Topic: Ethological significant of Theory of Mind research in nonhuman primates.