Andy Y. Shih, PhD Associate Professor, Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine Seattle Children’s Research Institute – University of Washington Research Focus: The small blood vessels that deliver oxygen and nutrients to all reaches of the brain. Study how blood vessels grow, degrade and respond to injury from birth to senescence.
Jeff B. Carroll, PhD Associate Professor Western Washington University Research Focus: Understanding whole body symptoms of Huntington’s Disease, using a genetic mouse model. Interest in the role that brain-body cross talk plays in the development of HD symptoms in our system. Active in HD outreach and pharmaceutical consulting.
Jeffrey L. Twiss, MD, PhD Interim Chair & Professor of Biological Sciences | SmartState Chair in Childhood Neurotherapeutics University of South Carolina Research Focus: Neural repair mechanisms, specifically on how to utilize these mechanisms to improve recovery after injury of the nervous system.
Shernaz X. Bamji, PhD Tula Foundation Investigator (Brain Research Centre) Head, Neuroscience Research Group The University of British Columbia Research Focus: To elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the formation, stability, and elimination of CNS synapses.
