Talene Yacoubian ’89

Dr. Yacoubian is a Professor of Neurology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Assistant Dean of UAB's Medical Scientist Training Program, where she also holds an endowed professorship in neurology. She earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and completed her M.D./Ph.D. at Duke University School of Medicine. Her training includes residency at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital and fellowship work with Harvard Medical School. Her research on Parkinson’s disease has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and leading Parkinson’s foundations.