Brianna Fitzgerald

she/her | NCAT alumna 💙💛 | Neuroscience PhD Student @UAB in the Cummings Lab studying the GABAergic microcircuitry involved in trauma memory encoding 👩🏽‍🔬

[Brianna Fitzgerald @Bfitz_Sci]

Attended my first SfN meeting in San Diego! I presented my work on “The role of prelimbic interneurons in social stress-potentiated fear” 🐁.
Wonderful discussions, heard some amazing talks and got some great food. I also think I fell in love with sea lions. 🦭 #Sfn2025

[Brianna Fitzgerald @Bfitz_Sci]

@cardosorodrigo2 @NIH @UNeurobiology @not_kristie 🥳🥳🥳❤️❤️❤️

[Brianna Fitzgerald @Bfitz_Sci]

@DestynieMed @not_kristie Thank youu!! ❤️

[Brianna Fitzgerald @Bfitz_Sci]

@britt_lynn4 @not_kristie Thank you!!

[Brianna Fitzgerald @Bfitz_Sci]

@not_kristie Thank you for being the best PI ever! ❤️❤️

[Dr. Kirstie Cummings @not_kristie]

Congratulations to our first PhD student, @Bfitz_Sci on passing her qualifying exam! I cannot be more proud of the scientist she is becoming! 🎉🙌🎊🥳🔬👩‍🔬🧪

[Brianna Fitzgerald @Bfitz_Sci]

@britt_lynn4 @not_kristie @cardosorodrigo2 @HunterFranks17 Thank you, it was so great meeting you!

[Brianna Fitzgerald @Bfitz_Sci]

@christineliuart @not_kristie @cardosorodrigo2 @HunterFranks17 It was wonderful meeting you too!! Will definitely be shopping from Two Photon Art 😌

[Brianna Fitzgerald @Bfitz_Sci]

Such a great time @CortexGrc! Full of amazing science, conversations, and so many wonderful people! Can’t wait for next time! 🥳🧠
Big thank you to my amazing PI and next vice chair🥳 (@not_kristie) and also the chairs of both the GRS and GRC for allowing me to present my work!

[Dr. Kirstie Cummings @not_kristie]

Cummings lab had an amazing time at the Frontal Cortex GRS/GRC 🧠! We met so many brilliant scientists, learned a TON, and @cardosorodrigo2, @Bfitz_Sci, @HunterFranks17, and Zephyr Desa represented the lab with 4 exciting posters and 2 outstanding talks 📈🎤

[Dr. Kirstie Cummings @not_kristie]

Congratulations to our summer undergraduate students, Tashana Hawkins and Victoria Landar! Both performed research in our lab supported by prestigious fellowships. Proud PI here!!

[UABNeurobiology @UNeurobiology]

We are excited to launch a series highlighting faculty members’ papers in peer-reviewed journals

First up:
Dr. Cummings shares her findings in Cell Reports on how the mouse model’s dorsal peduncular cortex encodes fear memory

Read more:
https://t.co/u2QH70Yqrc

#neuroscience

[Brianna Fitzgerald @Bfitz_Sci]

Congrats Carine, so proud of you! 🥳🥳❤️

[Carine @CaLampert]

I'm thrilled to share I was awarded the SEE-Diversity to Success Workshop! An award for participating in the annual mentoring and career-enhancement program from the American Phychological Foundation 🤓🎉

[Brianna Fitzgerald @Bfitz_Sci]

@mahoney_kc Congratss Casey! 🥳🥳

[Dr. Kirstie Cummings @not_kristie]

Super proud of the Cummings lab crew! First, @Bfitz_Sci delivered a fantastic talk, then @HunterFranks17 and Zephyr Desa presented exciting posters, and @cardosorodrigo2 served as an expert judge. I'd say this year's NEURAL conference has been a success!

[Jeremy Day @DayLabUAB]

Incredible start to the 10th annual @UAB_NeuroRMS NEURAL conference with excellent talks from @DrLJBrady, @DerianPugh, @neuro_melody, @Bfitz_Sci, Nate Harnett, and many others! UAB is really fortunate to have this amazing program.

[Brianna Fitzgerald @Bfitz_Sci]

@cardosorodrigo2 @not_kristie Congratulations, well deserved!! 🥳🥳❤️

[Dr. Kirstie Cummings @not_kristie]

Our first paper is now published in @CellReports! Here, we provide evidence that the dorsal peduncular cortex is a substrate for fear memory. Congratulations to @cardosorodrigo2, Zephyr Desa, @Bfitz_Sci, and the rest of our team! https://t.co/NlRPNli0da

[Dr. Kirstie Cummings @not_kristie]

Impromptu eclipse viewing party with @sophiebeas @BillyMarsiglia and @hardawayja labs! Not quite totality in Birmingham, but still beautiful even with a bit of cloud cover