Rachel Yehuda: Pioneering Trauma Researcher

Rachel Yehuda is a renowned neuroscientist and clinical psychologist known for her groundbreaking research on trauma and resilience. As the Director of the Traumatic Stress Studies Division at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, Yehuda has significantly advanced our understanding of how trauma affects the brain and body.

Her work has focused particularly on the intergenerational transmission of trauma, demonstrating how the effects of trauma can be passed down through generations via genetic and epigenetic mechanisms.