Irina T Sinakevitch

Irina T Sinakevitch is a researcher at Arizona State University, specializing in neuroscience and entomology. She holds a doctorate in Neuroscience with honors and has a strong academic background in biophysics and molecular biology.

• Education: BS in Physics and Mathematics (1981), MS in Biophysics (1988), PhD in Neuroscience (honors) from Leningrad State University (now St. Petersburg State University).

Her research focuses on the neurobiological mechanisms of olfactory processing in insects, particularly honeybees (Apis mellifera), and their modulation by biogenic amines like tyramine and octopamine. She utilizes advanced techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9 and RNA interference to study receptor functions and gene knockdown effects in neural circuits.

Her recent publications highlight comparative neuroanatomy across species (mouse, honeybee, human) and experience-dependent neural plasticity in honeybees. She has contributed to journals like Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience and Journal of Experimental Biology, often collaborating with Brian H Smith.