Donna Ter-Mkrtchyan has been awarded a prestigious Chemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) T32 Fellowship in support of her graduate research. Working in the laboratory of Dr. Jennifer Rauch, Donna is developing in vivo models to investigate why different tauopathies, including Alzheimer's disease, selectively affect specific brain regions and cell types. By investigating how tau aggregates interact with the local brain environment, Donna's research seeks to uncover fundamental mechanisms that drive neurodegeneration and identify new opportunities for therapeutic intervention.