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Genetics

Benyam Kinde: Gene expression and Rett syndrome

M.D.-Ph.D. student Benyam Kinde studies how genetic changes affect brain cells’ activity in Rett syndrome.

Health & Medicine

Isaac Kinde: Finding cancer via altered genes

Isaac Kinde helped create a technology that can spot cancers early to give patients a better chance at survival.

Neuroscience

Priya Rajasethupathy: Memories mark DNA

Neuroscientist Priya Rajasethupathy has discovered a tiny molecule that may turn off part of the genome to help the brain store long-term memories.

Neuroscience

Steve Ramirez: Erasing fear memories

Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez is manipulating memories in mice to one day erase fearful memories of PTSD.

Chemistry

Sarah Reisman: Better synthesis of natural compounds

Chemist Sarah Reisman is trying to find new ways to build complicated chemical compounds found in nature.

Neuroscience

Yasser Roudi: Creating maps in the brain

Physicist Yasser Roudi does the math on how the brain and other complex systems process information.

Quantum Physics

Shinsei Ryu: Error-free quantum calculations

Physicist Shinsei Ryu navigates the confusing border between the quantum and everyday realms.

Life

Gia Voeltz: Redrawing the cell’s floor plan

Cell biologist Gia Voeltz has changed our view of the endoplasmic reticulum.

Genetics

Feng Zhang: Editing DNA

Scientist Feng Zhang has developed a system to easily and precisely edit genomes.