Hadley is a student at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in NYC. As a Mitchell Scholar Class of 2019, Hadley Pfalzgraf studied Neuroscience at University College Cork. Hadley’s research on human memory led to her interest in Alzheimer’s disease. In 2016, she was accepted into the prestigious NEURON Research Program and received multi-year support for her brain research, which she has also presented at the Alzheimer’s Day Conference and the Society for Neuroscience Chicago Meeting. In addition to her work in the lab, Hadley volunteered at a hospice, providing comfort to unresponsive patients. As a Brady Scholar in Ethics and Civic Life, she examined how to promote the most good in society, leading initiatives such as promoting early childhood literacy. Hadley’s goal is to pursue an MD-PhD and become a medical researcher. Hadley is a graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Neuroscience.