Dondre Marable, B.S.

Research Interests

I was born in Virginia and attended America’s second oldest college, The College of William & Mary, where I received a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience. I have bounced around many research areas trying to find my passion. As a freshman, I participated in the HHMI’s SEA-PHAGES program where I was able to isolate and sequence a Mycobacterium Smegmatis bacteriophage from local soil samples in hopes of identifying a novel phage. The following year, I worked in a cognition lab studying implicit bias against same sex couples and analyzing how children process smoking and drinking stimuli depending on their parents consumption behaviors. In the summer after my junior year, I was supported by the Amgen Foundation to conduct a summer research project at Stanford University. I worked in a neurosurgery lab run by Dr. Theo Palmer, under the mentorship of Dr. Brooke Babineau. Here, I studied the effects of maternal immune activation via LPS and Poly(I:C) on the developing murine brain and its links to autistic phenotypes using various behavioral paradigms. Besides learning about the brain, I enjoy working out, cooking, and relaxing with friends.

Dondre is currently and entrepreneur working in private industry.