Sarah Starosta, PhD

Sarah Starosta, PhD

Staff Scientist

Kepecs Lab | Google Scholar Profile


Research Interests

How does peripheral cancer affect brain signaling and thereby mood and cognition? I use behavioral, computational and electrophysiological approaches to answer this question.

Publications

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1fweRfkUoht5d/bibliography/public/

Education

2008 BSc., Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
2011 MSc., Cognitive Neuroscience, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
2015 PhD, International Graduate School of Neuroscience, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

Honors

2019, Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Mentorship award
2019, Fellow of the Leadership Academy of the German Scholar Organization e.V..
2018-2021, Postdoctoral Fellowship of the German Research Foundation
2018, Postdoctoral Fellowship of the German Academic Exchange Service (declined)

Other Activities

Mentor in the ENDURE program, former executive board member of the Women in Science and Engenering group at CSHL, founder of the German (speaking) Scientist Stammtisch St.Louis

Personal Interests

I enjoy cooking and trying new foods a lot. I like to go hiking and teach new tricks to our dog Mala.