Laura Magnotti
Lecturer on Neuroscience, Harvard University
Laura Magnotti earned her BA in biological basis of behavior and history and sociology of science from the University of Pennsylvania. She then earned her PhD in neurobiology from Harvard University, where her research focused on communication between glial cells in the central nervous system. Since then, she has worked as a lecturer and concentration advisor in neuroscience at Harvard College. In that role, her responsibilities include managing the undergraduate neuroscience program, teaching courses on neural development and brain pathogens, and serving as an academic advisor for students who are studying neuroscience. Her most recent research focused on identifying new sources of neural stem cells.
