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Isabella Farhy is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University. She leads the Farhy Lab, focusing on astrocyte-neuron communication during development and neurological disorders. Her research integrates rodent models with omics technologies like mass-spectrometry and RNAseq to uncover synaptic pathways.
Education: B.Sc. from Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2001), M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University (2005, 2012), followed by postdoctoral research at the Salk Institute.
Research interests include synaptic development, astrocyte biology, and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and autism. Her lab explores how astrocytes modulate synapses using calcium signaling and secreted factors, aiming to identify therapeutic targets.
Recent studies highlight glial roles in sleep, aging, and circadian rhythms, linking astrocyte activity to synaptic dysfunction. Her work spans molecular mechanisms to behavioral outputs, with a focus on translational research.
