The excess death rate is a measurement of how many extra deaths there are this year, as compared to previous years.
Alyssa Bernanke, BA
Alyssa Bernanke, BA
Duke University
Alyssa Bernanke is an MD/PhD candidate at Duke University in the department of pharmacology, where she studies the neural circuitry and neurobiological mechanisms of fear learning and behavioral conditioning.
Dr. Bernanke completed her undergraduate studies at St. John's College, where she majored in classics and philosophy. She attended a premedical postbaccalaureate program at the University of Southern California before she entered the MD/PhD program at Duke University. In addition to her thesis work in neurobiology, Dr. Bernanke has conducted research in cancer biology and immunology.
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