Clara is a native New Yorker and graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2020 with a degree in Neuroscience. As a transracial adoptee, she has always been deeply curious about the interplay between genetics and the environment. She started as Bianca’s technician in the Axel Lab in 2020 and was lab manager of the Marlin Lab from 2021-2023. Now, as a PhD student in the Marlin lab, she is interested in how the brain adapts to support maternal behavior. Outside the lab, she’s probably drawing, playing soccer, or teaching tricks to her cat Atari.