Education:
Amherst College
Neuroscience major
B.A., 2019
Thesis Advisor: Arif Hamid, Ph.D.
Publications:
For work prior to the UMN MSTP
Ostenrath AM, Faturos N, Çiftci Çobanoğle YI, Serneels B, Jeong I, Dongel Dayanc E, Enz A, Hinrichsen F, Mutlu AK, Bardenhewer R, Jetti SK, Neuhauss SCF, Jurisch-Yaksi N, Yaksi E. Inhibition mediated by group III metabotropic glutamate receptors regulates habenula activity and defensive behaviors. Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 5;16(1):7187. PMCID: PMC12325729
Fore S, Acuña-Hinrichsen F, Mutlu KA, Bartoszek EM, Serneels B, Faturos NG, Chau KTP, Cosacak MI, Verdugo CD, Palumbo F, Ringers C, Jurisch-Yaksi N, Kizil C, Yaksi E. Functional properties of habenular neurons are determined by developmental stage and sequential neurogenesis. Sci Adv. 2020 Sep 4;6(36):eaaz3173. PMCID: PMC7473745
Kermen F, Lal P, Faturos NG, Yaksi E. Interhemispheric connections between olfactory bulbs improve odor detection. PLoS Biol. 2020 Apr 20;18(4):e3000701. PMCID: PMC7192517
Bird CW, Barber MJ, Post HR, Jacquez B, Chavez GJ, Faturos NG, Valenzuela CF. Neonatal ethanol exposure triggers apoptosis in the murine retrosplenial cortex: Role of inhibition of NMDA receptor-driven action potential firing. Neuropharmacology. 2020 Jan 1;162:107837. PMCID: PMC6899211