Ligia Simoes Braga Boisserand received her PhD in Neuroscience/neurobiology at the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) in France, working mainly in experimental stem cell therapy after MCAo, brain magnetic resonance imaging, and biomaterials. As an associate research scientist in the Sansing Lab, Ligia seeks to establish models of ischemic stroke in order to complement the lab expertise in the study of neurovascular diseases and the immune system.