Anne M J VerstegenDr. Verstegen has a broad background in research and with specific training in key areas of molecular and cellular biology, behavioral and systems neuroscience, and with expertise in stereotaxic surgery techniques, design and execution of experimenta paradigms coupled with optogenetics, and mouse genetics. She graduated in Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience at Utrecht University (NL) and obtained a Ph.D. degree at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT). Her current research projects aim to identify the neural networks that control urine storage and voiding. Because disturbances in the brain control of the bladder and sphincter can cause or contribute to LUTS, understanding these control circuits may lead to potential therapies. Besides unraveling and mapping the neural circuitry, she is interested in understanding which neuro-regulators are involved and in associating function with distinct neuron subpopulations in aspects of bladder control. Read More Read Less