This past summer (2016) during the four weeks of the FUTURE program I worked with Dr. Carlita Favero and my mentor Samantha White ’17.  I studied the effect of parental ethanol exposure in the width and amount of corridor cells in mouse embryos.  Ethanol has a detrimental effect on the development of the brain during gestational period. In order to see this affect, I examined the part of the brain that has corridor cells. These cells allow a specific axon to travel to the right place in the brain which helps one communicate better with their surroundings. I viewed these cells under the confocal microscope to see if there was an effect of ethanol on the brain. I plan to continue my research in the fall by gathering more data.