1.0Department of Biology/biologycuthemeedtr5/biology/author/cuthemeedtr5/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kpilWsRXWq"><a href="/biology/people/alexandra-pettit/">Alexandra Pettit</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/biology/people/alexandra-pettit/embed/#?secret=kpilWsRXWq" width="600" height="338" title="“Alexandra Pettit” — Department of Biology" data-secret="kpilWsRXWq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/biology/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> /biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/230/Alexandra-Pettit-21.jpg521400A biochemist and neuroscientist by training, my research has historically explored the brain’s own regenerative capacity; first examining the role of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins in mitigating neurodegenerative disease severity and later, mechanisms regulating adult hippocampal neurogenesis.  During my graduate studies, pedagogy and STEM education captured my attention and over the last 10+ years as […]