Linnea Herzog

About Linnea Herzog

Linnea Herzog is an Advisor on the Early Preclinical Development team at Lilly Gene Therapy (formerly known as Akouos). She is a systems neuroscientist and in vivo electrophysiologist by training, currently working on gene therapy treatments for hearing loss. Dr. Herzog joined Akouos in May 2022 after completing her postdoctoral training in Morgan Sheng\'s lab at the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. She earned her Ph.D in Neuroscience from Brandeis University in February 2020, working in Don Katz and Shantanu Jadhav\'s labs. She previously worked as a lab technician at Boston University and received her B.A. in Neuroscience from Wellesley College in 2012.

Experience

1. Advisor, Early Preclinical Development

   Eli Lilly and Company

   Jun 2023 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Current Responsibilities:• Perform cochlear function testing in various animal models, including data acquisition and animal care.• Perform data analysis with Python and MATLAB.• Improve physiology group throughput by automating data / documentation quality check and figure generation.• Perform and assist intracochlear delivery surgery.• Manage experiments and coordinate activities between surgical teams, physiology, necropsy, and histology.• Attend and present data at internal and public scientific meetings. • Perform and troubleshoot physiology experiments (ABR, DPOAE).• Analyze physiology data and write report. • Participate in weekly scientific meetings and communicate procedures and results within team or other functional teams.• Maintain accurate documentation of experiments and projects.• Review latest scientific findings to remain up-to-date and informed.• Help other experimental areas (ex. histology, microscopy etc.) within team or other functional teams if needed.• Hire and manage Scientist on the EPD team to support in vivo efforts.

Education

• Wellesley College

  Bachelor's Degree, Neuroscience

  2008 — 2012

• Brandeis University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience

  2014 — 2020

Skills

• Science