Dr. Martin is Program Director for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Translational Research at the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Prior to that, she was a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at NIA. Zane has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and M.S. in Pharmacology from the University of Texas Medical Branch. She received postdoctoral training in the Department of Neurochemistry at the New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities. Her research career has primarily been focused on drug discovery strategies to combat Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.