Brianna D Yund

Brianna D Yund is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota in the Pediatrics department, specializing in Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience. Her research focuses on neurodevelopmental disorders and behavioral outcomes in rare genetic conditions.

• Neurofibromatosis Type I
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Genetic Disorders
• Neuroimaging

Dr. Yund's work bridges clinical psychology and pediatric neuroscience, with key publications on attention deficits in neurofibromatosis type 1, anxiety in Williams syndrome, and brain morphology in mucopolysaccharidosis type I. She also investigates behavioral phenotypes in 7q11.23 duplication syndrome.

Her recent projects include:

• Gene therapy prospects for alpha-mannosidosis (2023–2025)
• Neuronopathy research in mucopolysaccharidoses (2021–2024)