Our Team | Department of Medicine

Dr. Fortin received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 2017 from University of Illinois at Chicago in the lab of Dr. Mitchell Roitman. She then accepted a postdoctoral position at the University of Pennsylvania working in the lab of Dr. Matthew Hayes. Using behavioral, virogenetic, pharmacological, molecular and imaging techniques, she explored central sites of action that mediate the food intake suppressive effects of established (e.g. GLP-1R agonists) and novel pharmacotherapies for obesity. Now, she is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the UConn Health Center.

Sarah received their Bachelors in Biology and Women and Gender Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They conducted research in Dr. Donita Robinson's pharmacodynamics lab, completing an honors thesis titled, "Adolescent Alcohol Induced Reductions in Choline Acetyltransferase Expression: Association with Sex and Behavioral Flexibility." They are largely interested in behavioral neuroscience, polypharmacy, and pharmacology. When not in the lab, Sarah enjoys watching horror movies, hiking with their dog Crater, and traveling.