Her lab has been studying the genetic factors and molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases in aging with a focus on the functional consequences of non-coding variants in dementia and Lewy bodyrelated disorders. She has received her PhD from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem before pursuing her postdoctoral training at the NIH; she was a recipient of the Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Program in Aging Award in 2008. She is an Academic Editor for PLoS ONE and serves on the Editorial Boards of JPAand AIMS-Genetics.