Adrian received her BS in Neuroscience and Psychology from Allegheny College in 2005 where she performed undergraduate research investigating. The Effects of Periconceptual Supplementation in an Animal Model of Autism. Following graduation Adrian was accepted as a graduate student in the Ph.D. program in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine. She joined The Laboratory of Autism Neuroscience Research under her advisor, Dr. Gene Blatt.

While at BUSM, Adrian has served as a student representative for the Graduate Medical Sciences Student Organization (GMSSO), and has been involved in SIGN (Student Interest Group in Neurology) and CNS (Clinical Neuroscience Society). Adrian is a Teaching Assistant for Systems of Neurobiology.