Rachel Branco

Rachel Branco is an Assistant Teaching Professor at University of Notre Dame in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. She studied synaptic mechanisms of addiction during a Fulbright Scholarship in the Netherlands, then went on to earn a PhD in Neuroscience from Emory University, where she studied how presynaptic monoamine signaling influences risk of psychiatric disease. Now, she is an advisor and instructor for the Neuroscience and Behavior program at Notre Dame, where she teaches courses on the biochemistry of the nervous system. Rachel is a passionate educator who believes that an understanding of neuroscience helps teach empathy, understanding, and hope.