Bio:

Bosiljka Tasic joined the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle in late 2011, where she is currently the Director of Molecular Genetics. There, she leads an effort toward comprehensive molecular analysis of cellular identity in the mouse brain. She has a long-standing interest in the development of novel genetic tools to enable access to specific cell populations for their functional characterization. Before joining the Allen Institute, Bosiljka completed her postdoctoral training with Liqun Luo at Stanford University, obtained her Ph.D. in Biochemistry with Tom Maniatis at Harvard University, and received a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from the University of Belgrade, Serbia.