Overview
Work History
Education
Publications
Abstracts and Presentations
Teaching and Leadership
Volunteer and Extracurricular Activities
Awards
Professional Society Memberships
Timeline
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ALEXANDRIA TARTT

Stanford

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Assistant

Stanford School of Medicine | Parker Lab
04.2021 - Current


  • Analyzed the relationship between immune dysfunction and behavior in a cohort of rhesus monkeys during infancy and later life (Funded by Stanford Medical Student Research Fellowship)
  • Quantified vasopressin and adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) levels in cerebrospinal fluid and blood
  • Screened medications and analyzed EKGs of patients with autism spectrum disorder enrolled in our vasopressin treatment trial

Health Career Advisor

Racial Equity to Advance a Community of Health (REACH) Stanford Postbaccalaureate Program
05.2022 - 05.2023
  • Developed, organized and facilitated bi-monthly workshops for graduate school applications including writing personal statements, mock interviews, soliciting letters of recommendation and creating a school list
  • Conducted 1-on-1 meetings with students for personalized mentorship on the application process
  • Served on admissions committee for Stanford post-baccalaureate program

Research Assistant

NYS Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center | Boldrini Lab
11.2017 - 07.2020
  • Identified the presence of neural stem cells in the adult brain using double immunofluorescence and in situ hybridization
  • Analyzed neural stem cell number and maturation state in the postmortem brains of individuals with COVD-19, Alzheimer’s, epilepsy and major depressive disorder
  • Participated in experimental design and manuscript preparation for NIH grants and peer-reviewed publications
  • Supervised Columbia University undergraduates in experimental procedures.

Research Assistant

NYU Neurobiology of Cognition Lab | Fenton Lab
06.2016 - 05.2017
  • Labeled projections into and out of the ventral hippocampus via administration of anterograde and retrograde tracer injections
  • Quantified neuroanatomical differences (e.g
  • Branching of primary neurons, dendritic length) between the ventral hippocampus of control and MAM (Schizophrenia model) Long Evans rats
  • Performed histological procedures for brain preparation including transcardial perfusions, Nissl staining, Golgi stains, Microtome brain slicing and immunohistochemistry.

Intern

West African AIDS Foundation | International Healthcare Center
01.2016 - 05.2016
  • Diagnosed individuals suffering from endemic diseases such as TB and malaria through symptom recognition and laboratory testing
  • Participated in psychological and physical consultations between doctors and patients living with HIV to effectively identify barriers to optimal medication adherence
  • Conducted interactive workshops in at risk communities to improve health literacy and promote safe sexual behaviors.

Fellow

Health Leads | Woodhull Hospital
05.2015 - 12.2015
  • Administered patient intakes to identify individuals within the hospital who lacked essential resources necessary for their physical and mental health
  • Conducted interventions that connected patients with resources within their community (e.g
  • WIC, Food stamps, subsidized housing)
  • Attended meetings with physicians, Health Leads partners and other members of the organization to determine additional methods of addressing social determinants of health within the hospital.

Fellow

VA NY Harbor Healthcare System | INSPIRE Research Internship
05.2015 - 09.2015
  • Reviewed medical charts of veterans to determine clinical eligibility as well as recorded baseline characteristics of participants within the study
  • Participated in weekly meetings with clinic staff and principal investigators to determine mechanisms to increase recruitment.

Education

M.D. -

Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
06.2025

Bachelor of Science - Global Public Health

New York University
New York, NY
05.2017

Publications

Tartt AN, Boncompagni AC, Karch K, Jakubowski L. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Complicated by Stroke in a Young Postpartum Patient (2024). Under Review at Stroke.


Mariani MB, Sissoko CA, Wamalwa AM, Xiao Y, Ramnauth A, Tartt AN, Fulmore C, Liu Y, Yung-yu H et al. Human hippocampus multiome disruption in major depression (2024). Under Review at Nature.


*Van Dijk M, *Tartt AN, Murphy E, Gameroff M, Samanek D, Cha J, Weissman M, Posner J and Talati A. Subcortical volumes in offspring with a multigenerational family history of depression – a study across two cohorts. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2024. Online ahead of print. *Co-first authors


Tartt AN, Mariani MB, Hen R, Mann JJ, Boldrini M. Electroconvulsive therapy – a shocking inducer of neuroplasticity? 2022 Jan;29(1):35-37.


Tartt AN, Mariani MB, Hen R, Mann JJ, Boldrini M. Dysregulation of adult hippocampal neuroplasticity in major depression: pathogenesis and therapeutic implications. Mol Psychiatry. 2022 Jun;27(6):2689-2699.


Ammothumkandy A, Ravina K, Wolseley V, Tartt AN, Yu PN, Corona L, Zhang N, Nune G, Kalayjian L, Mann JJ, Rosoklija GB, Arango V, Dwork AJ, Lee B, Smith JAD, Song D, Berger TW, Heck C, Chow RH, Boldrini M, Liu CY, Russin JJ, Bonaguidi MA. Altered adult neurogenesis and gliogenesis in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Nat Neurosci. 2022 Apr;25(4):493-503.


Tartt, A.N., Fulmore, C.A., Liu, Y., Rosoklija, G.B., Dwork, A.J., Arango, V., Hen, R., Mann, J.J., and Boldrini, M. (2018). Considerations for assessing the extent of hippocampal neurogenesis in the adult and aging human brain. Cell Stem Cell 23, 782–783.


Boldrini, M., Fulmore, C.A., Tartt, A.N., Simeon,L.R., Pavlova, I., Poposka, V., Rosoklija, G.B., Stankov, A., Arango, V., Dwork, A.J., et al. (2018). Human hippocampal neurogenesis persists throughout aging. Cell Stem Cell 22, 589–599.

Abstracts and Presentations

Tartt, A.N., Arango, V., Rosoklija, G.B., Dwork, A.J., Hen, R., Mann, J.J., and Boldrini, M. (2020). Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis is Impaired in Untreated Major Depressive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry, Volume 87, Issue 9, Supplement S129-S130 (Rising Star Session: Basic/Translational Science)


Tartt, A.N., Rodriguez-Tejada, H., Rosoklija, G.B., Dwork, A.J., Arango, V., Brown, L., Mann, J.J., and Boldrini, M. (2020). Hippocampal Proteome in Suicide Decedents With Major Depression. Biological Psychiatry, Volume 87, Issue 9, Supplement S43


Tartt, A.N., Rosoklija, G.B., Fulmore, C.A., Arango, V., Dwork, A.J., Hen, R., Mann, J.J., and Boldrini, M. (2020). Dentate Gyrus Immature Neurons in Major Depressive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry, Volume 87, Issue 9, Supplement S59


Boldrini, M., Liu, Y., Tartt, A.N., Fulmore, C.A., et al. (2019). Inflammatory Cytokines and Stem Cell Progeny in Major Depression. Biological Psychiatry, Volume 85, Issue 10, S58-59. Abstract.


Boldrini, M., Simeon, L.R., Fulmore, C.A., Tartt, A.N., Dwork, A.J., Rosoklija, G.B., Arango, V., , et al. (2018). Age-Associated Changes in Human Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Angiogenesis. Biological Psychiatry, Volume 83, Issue 9, Supplement S347 and Poster Presentation at Columbia University.


Tartt, A.N., O’Reilly, K., Fenton, A.A. (2017). Neuroanatomical Differences in the Ventral Hippocampus in a MAM Model of Schizophrenia. NYU Undergraduate Research Conference. New York, NY.

Teaching and Leadership

The Nervous System (NBIO 206), Teaching Assistant (2021- 2022)

  • Conducted weekly 2 hour lectures for 10-15 first year medical students on neuroanatomy and neuropsychiatric diseases
  • Participated in weekly meetings aimed at increasing the clarity of lecture content and delivery
  • Conducted 1-on-1 and small group tutoring for first year medical students in neurobiology coursework


Health Equity and Leadership through Community Engagement (HEAL-CE), Course Creator and Teaching Assistant (2020-2021) 

  • Created course content aimed at teaching medical students about the roots of health inequity and how to empower physician leaders to address them
  • Coordinated speaking engagements from community leaders and patient advocates on identifying barriers to high quality health care for marginalized patients


Student National Medical Association, President (2020-2021)

  • Organized campus wide mentorship and community health outreach programs
  • Acted as a liaison between the Stanford Chapter and regional and national SNMA entities during conventions and meetings


Stanford Health Justice Collective, President (2020-2021) 

  • Worked with Stanford community groups to create campus initiatives on access to healthcare and other social justice topics

Volunteer and Extracurricular Activities

Office of Medical Student Wellness, Mental Health Team, Stanford, CA (2020-2021)

  • Served on a student interview panel to aid in hiring therapists and psychiatrists for the School of Medicine
  • Provided written feedback post-interview on all applicants


BioBus, Volunteer, New York, NY (2019-2020) 

  • Exposed low-income and minority students to scientific principles through educational outreach and workshops
  • Conducted lessons centered around muscle physiology, microscopy and anatomy


NY Methodist Hospital, Heart Failure Educator, New York, NY (2015)

  • Implemented educational intervention techniques to decrease readmission rates amongst patients with congestive heart failure
  • Conducted weekly follow up phone calls for patients who had been hospitalized for heart failure exacerbations more than once in 3 months to identify and address barriers to diet and/or medication adherence


Strive for College, Volunteer, New York, NY (2016) 

  • Mentored high school students by assisting them through the college process (i.e., editing personal statements, SAT prep, building relationships with teachers to receive letters of recommendation)
  • Trained new volunteers on ways to engage and inspire students who did not want to attend college

Awards

Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award (2024)

Stanford Medical Scholars Fellowship (2021)

Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fund (DURF) (2017)

Global Wasserman Internship Grant (2016)

NYU College of Arts and Science Scholarship (2015-2017)

Dean’s Honor Circle (2014-2015)

NYU Liberal Studies Scholarship (2013-2014)

Professional Society Memberships

Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society

American Academy of Neurology

Student National Medical Association

Timeline

Health Career Advisor

Racial Equity to Advance a Community of Health (REACH) Stanford Postbaccalaureate Program
05.2022 - 05.2023

Research Assistant

Stanford School of Medicine | Parker Lab
04.2021 - Current

Research Assistant

NYS Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center | Boldrini Lab
11.2017 - 07.2020

Research Assistant

NYU Neurobiology of Cognition Lab | Fenton Lab
06.2016 - 05.2017

Intern

West African AIDS Foundation | International Healthcare Center
01.2016 - 05.2016

Fellow

Health Leads | Woodhull Hospital
05.2015 - 12.2015

Fellow

VA NY Harbor Healthcare System | INSPIRE Research Internship
05.2015 - 09.2015

M.D. -

Stanford University School of Medicine

Bachelor of Science - Global Public Health

New York University
ALEXANDRIA TARTT