Rouzer, Siara Postdoctoral Research Associate

Dr. Siara Rouzer is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Texas A&M University College of Medicine, specializing in the long-term neurobehavioral outcomes of prenatal substance exposures. With a Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Binghamton University, her research focuses on understanding how prenatal alcohol and cannabinoid exposures impact neurobehavioral and physiological development, with an emphasis on sex-specific outcomes. Dr. Rouzer integrates diverse methodologies, including transcriptomic, anatomical, and behavioral approaches, to address critical questions in developmental teratology research. Dr. Rouzer has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Elizabeth Young New Investigator Award from the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences, the NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience award, and the 2024 Texas A&M College of Medicine Research Excellence Award for a Postdoctoral Fellow. Her work has been published in high-impact journals, including Neuropsychopharmacology and Frontiers in Neuroscience.