Julia Vieira Dal Maso Jardim

When I first learned about the nervous system, I was skeptical of my teacher’s comment that electrical signals “jump” because of myelination. She told me I’d need a background in physics and chemistry to understand—something I, as an eighth grader, didn’t have. To my dismay, an afternoon at Khan Academy wasn’t enough to unravel the complexities of the brain.

That curiosity eventually turned into a Bachelor of Science and, now, the pursuit of a Master’s in Molecular Neuroscience. At the Salta Lab, I am investigating the functional properties of iPSC-derived microglia, focusing on characterizing their morphology and phagocytic capacity across experimental conditions.

In my free time, I like to frustrate myself with unanswerable questions in literature and art—and practice yoga to contain that frustration.