Bio:

Tanya Daigle joined the Institute in 2013 and currently leads a research team within the Human Cell Types department focused on genetic tool development for basic and translational applications. She holds a B.S. degree from U.C. San Diego and a Ph.D. degree in Physiology and Biophysics from the University of Washington in Seattle. She has held research positions at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Duke University and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. She is a molecular neuroscientist with expertise in the general areas of genetic tool development, neurodegenerative and addiction-related disorders, and human gene therapy.