Amanda Bentley-DeSousa, PhD, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Cell Biology (lab of Shawn Ferguson, PhD), has been named to the inaugural cohort of Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s Collaborative Research Network Discovery Fellows.
The competitive fellowship recognizes promising postdoctoral researchers pursuing innovative Parkinson’s disease research and provides mentorship, collaborative training, and career development support to help fellows advance toward independent research careers. Bentley-DeSousa’s project will investigate how a major enzyme linked to Parkinson’s disease contributes to the damage of cellular compartments that help clear waste and maintain cell health.