Suzanne McCarty

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Since participating in a research on Wilson’s Disease in high school, Raya has been interested in liver health, and research in general. At UCLA, she is part of the Fanselow Lab, a behavioral neuroscience lab, and works under the mentorship of Dr. Ann Hoffman. She contributes to projects that investigate how traumatic brain injuries affect fear and anxiety, with the ultimate goal of finding the neural mechanisms behind anxiety disorders and PTSD. Outside of school and research, Raya loves running, working out, horror movies, and reading Stepehen King books.