Alison Barth is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
[6] During her time at Stanford University, Barth developed and filed a provisional patent for the “fosGFP” mouse, a transgenic mouse that labels green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression in vivo and visualizes neurons undergoing plasticity.
[7][8] At Carnegie Mellon University, Barth's research focuses on understanding how the brain changes in response to experience, particularly in the context of learning and memory.
[5][9] She studies the somatosensory cortex of rodents, investigating how synapses are altered as animals undergo different types of experiences.
[11] In 2014, she received the Kaufman Grant to study neural communication in the cerebral cortex.