Madeline Klinger, PhD

Dr. Madeline Klinger is an Associate Program Officer at the Coalition for Aligning Science (CAS) and Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP), an initiative that accelerates discovery in Parkinson’s disease research through collaboration, resource generation, and data sharing. In these roles, she supports communication efforts to establish open science frameworks and efficient research progress.

Dr. Klinger received her PhD in Neuroscience from UC Berkeley in 2024, where she collaborated between behavioral neuroscience and chemical engineering teams. Her dissertation research focused on information encoding in the adult vs. adolescent mouse prefrontal cortex and tool development for optical dopamine detection. She strives to apply her background in multidisciplinary research to facilitate effective communication between teams toward impactful scientific innovation.

Dr. Klinger is passionate about making science more inclusive, representative, and accessible to all. As such, she has served on multiple committees to advocate for research trainee resources, mentorship, and mental health. Going forward, she strives to enable collaborative research environments that lead to equitable health outcomes.