Research Interests
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS), MRS metabolite quantification, Psychiatry
Biography
Alma is an incoming doctoral student with a previous background in the areas of biomedical engineering and neuroscience. She has previous research experience in various research initiatives combining computational biology, imaging and brain disorders. She completed her master’s thesis studying gene expression using computational biology techniques, and also studied Multiple Sclerosis (MS) using imaging methods.
Alma joined the MR Science laboratory in 2023 to focus on clinical applications of MR in psychiatry using signal processing techniques. She hopes to study and implement those techniques to enhance current psychiatric research.
Education & Training
PhD Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University,
School of Engineering and Applied Science (2023 - )
MSc Biomedical Engineering, Tel Aviv University,
Faculty of Engineering (2023)
BSc Biomedical Engineering, Tel Aviv University,
Faculty of Engineering (2021)
BSc Biology with an emphasis on Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University,
Sagol School of Neuroscience (2021)
Honors & Recognition
Presidential Distinguished Fellowship
Columbia University (2023)
Undergraduate Award of Excellence
Tel Aviv University (2020)