CUChange graduate student Sarah Hagerty has been recently named recipient of the Dosier Muenzinger Award for Outstanding Contribution to Translational Research by the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Sarah was nominated by Kent Hutchison, who notes that she is one of the top trainees Kent has had in his 20 years of mentoring. Sarah’s areas of interest have included the quantification of methylation of DNA useful in predicting neurocognitive function and how epigenetics may impact learning and memory across the lifespan. In addition, Sarah has investigated how changes in mindfulness practice are associated with changes in inflammation and gut microbiome, and how that relates to changes in alcohol use. Kent notes that Sarah’s versatility, intellectual curiosity and ambition, as well as her research and analysis skills, have made her a very successful researcher, with an impressive publication record and great potential for broad scientific impact in the course of her career. Congratulations, Sarah! 
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