NRI-Impact-Report-2019_WEB

“At the Duncan NRI, we have experts in cell biology, genetics, molecular biology,
neuroscience, neurophysiology and more. Not only are we all under one roof, which
is so special, but more importantly our leader, Dr. Huda Zoghbi, has cultivated an
incredible culture of generosity.
We are not competing with each other for recognition, because we believe that if
we work together, we can collectively solve more diseases faster to heal the children
who inspire us. It’s simply not like this anywhere else. This makes the translation
of everything we discover at the bench move very quickly to clinical practice.”
Mirjana Maletić-Savatić, M.D., Ph.D.
Investigator at the Duncan NRI
Dr. Huda Zoghbi is the founding director of the Duncan NRI and an internationally renowned
neuroscientist. She has made groundbreaking discoveries in the laboratory and published seminal work
on the genetic bases of Rett syndrome, autism, spinocerebellar ataxia, and late-onset neurodegenerative
diseases including Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
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