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Design and Functions of Neural Circuits in Chimeric Brains

Award Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Awards (Cycle 2) (Phase 1)
Focus Area Fundamental Neuroscience

Project Description

to engineer chimeric brain models in which specific neural circuits or subtypes are replaced with cells of another species, to identify mechanisms for cognition, memory, and neurodegeneration.

Investigators

Kristin Baldwin, PhD
Kristin Baldwin, PhD

Columbia University

Jun Wu, PhD
Jun Wu, PhD

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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