Dr. Sandau is an Instructor within the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine. She joined the department in February of 2017 as a Senior Research Associate in Dr. Julie Saugstad’s laboratory. She earned her B.S., a double major in Genetics and Medical Microbiology & Immunology, from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1998. She then attended Colorado State University and earned her PhD in the field of Biomedical Neurosciences in 2006. She completed her postdoctoral training in Dr. Sergio Ojeda’s laboratory at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. Prior to joining APOM, she was a Research Associate at Legacy Research Institute.

Now as a faculty member within APOM, Dr. Sandau continues to work with Dr. Saugstad on projects aimed to identify microRNAs in extracellular vesicles of Alzheimer’s disease patients that may provide insight to the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Sandau also collaborates with the OHSU Methamphetamine Research Center on studies aimed to discover and validate biosignatures for neuropsychiatric impairments associated with addiction. The biosignatures will be based on profile of extracellular vesicles and their miRNA cargo in plasma.