Achint Kaur is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Neuroscience at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Her research focuses on uncovering the missing mechanistic link between extracellular amyloid pathology and intraneuronal tau in Alzheimer’s disease, with a particular emphasis on the membrane-repair protein Annexin A6 as a potential neuroprotective factor.

She earned her Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As an undergraduate student, she conducted research on how environmental factors such as endocrine disruptors and alcohol use influence brain and behavior.
Following her undergraduate studies, she worked as a Life Science Research Professional in the laboratory of Tony Wyss-Coray at Stanford University. There, she helped map regional vulnerabilities of the aging brain using transcriptomic approaches, developed protocols for cerebrospinal fluid collection and infusion in rodent models, and applied innovative methods to study protein synthesis in specific brain cell types. She also contributed to identifying growth factors in cerebrospinal fluid that enhance myelination and memory in aged mice.

Achint Kaur is also deeply committed to mentorship and outreach, guiding undergraduate and technical staff in the laboratory and participating in initiatives to expand STEM access for underrepresented youth. Her long-term goal is to establish an independent laboratory dedicated to understanding the molecular basis of brain resilience in aging and Alzheimer’s disease.