
Julia Klar

I graduated from Tulane University in 2024 with a degree in neuroscience and a minor in psychology. At Tulane, I spent three years in the Fadok Lab studying the neural circuitry of anxiety and fear disorders, with a focus on PTSD. I was awarded three research grants to support my project on associative learning paradigms. With a growing interest in the intersection of neurobiology and women’s health, I joined the Crickmore Lab at Harvard Medical School, where I investigated cAMP signaling pathways in ovulation disorders. Now, I’m part of the Stevens Lab at the Broad Institute, exploring the role of complement protein C4 in schizophrenia. I work with Dr. Cherish Taylor to understand how this biomarker influences microglial synaptic pruning in mouse models. Outside the lab, you can usually find me running along the Charles, reading, or listening to Taylor Swift.