Researchers are making a COVID-19 vaccine at a record pace. But vaccine experts aren’t taking shortcuts when it comes to safety.
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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