Kiersten Bell

Kiersten is a fourth-year graduate student in the Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences at Duke University and postbaccalaureate research with Dr. Mary Gilbert at the Environmental Protection Agency.  She has an interest in the emergence of circadian rhythms during brain development and how their dysfunction may play a role in neurodevelopmental and mood disorders. Outside of lab, Kiersten enjoys spending time outdoors and learning how to roller-skate.