Kayla Kruger
she/her/hers
Thesis advisor: Stephen Liberles
Rotation labs: Stephen Liberles, Lauren Orefice, Meenakshi Rao
For me, home is: Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate degree(s): University of Pennsylvania, Neuroscience & Criminology
Research experience before PiN: Undergraduate and post-bac research in Nick Betley’s lab studying how the brain prioritizes competing needs, maladaptive feeding behavior, and the cerebellar feeding circuit
Current research interests: gut-brain signaling, neurobiological underpinnings of eating disorders
Interests outside lab: Running, being in nature, spending time with my dog & two kittens