Johanna obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Biomedicine and a Master’s in Neuroscience from the University of Zurich. Her Master’s thesis focused on developing cellular models to study TDP-43-associated pathologies. In 2022, she began her PhD in Dr. Tina Notter’s lab, where she is investigating the etiopathology of psychiatric disorders using chemogenetic mouse models. Outside the lab, Johanna enjoys reading a good book and planning her next travel adventures.