Yash Kommula, PhD

Yash Kommula, PhD, is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his BS in neuroscience and behavioral biology from Emory University. Kommula is a public health-minded neuroscientist who has focused on documenting the benefits of exercise on brain health during aging and has extensive experience with functional and resting magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) analysis. His current research focus is about the associations between lifestyle/health variables with risk of conversion to Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) for those at genetic risk for this disease.