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
Jun Wu, PhD