Maryam joined the Allen Institute in 2023, where she studies the molecular basis of neuronal connectivity and functional diversity across brain regions and at cellular and subcellular scales. Her research combines advanced transcriptomics, connectomics, proteomics, and functional imaging approaches.

Before joining the Institute, Maryam completed her Ph.D. in the laboratory of Oliver Hobert at Columbia University. There, she used the genetically tractable nematode C. elegans to study the localization and function of synaptic adhesion molecules in neuronal wiring specificity and plasticity. In parallel, she developed tools and image analysis pipelines for high-throughput in vivo interrogation of synapses in C. elegans.