Karienn A. De Souza, PhD
Research Assistant Professor

​Education and Training:​​

• Texas A&M University, BS, Biochemistry, 2006

• University of Florida, School of Medicine, PhD, Neuroscience, 2012

• Baylor School of Medicine, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012-2014

• Texas A&M Health Science Center, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2015-2019

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Research Interests:

• Utilization of optogenetic mouse models to study presynaptic mechanisms related to pathology in the early and pre-symptomatic stages of cognitive impairment.

• Role of the Immune System and Inflammation in normal cognitive aging.

• Cognitive and functional outcomes of sleep-wake cycle disturbances in aging.

• Role of the gut-brain axis in the development of cognitive impairment in aging.