Max Gessner, BS

Research Interests

AAV gene therapy for STXBP1 and SYNGAP1 encephalopathies

Education

BS, Biology, The Ohio State University

Hometown

Princeton Junction

Hobbies

Hiking/backpacking, running, camping, fishing, soccer, art, music/concerts, reading, woodworking, travel

Icnelia Huerta, MD, PhD

Research Interests

Gene Therapy for neurodegenerative diseases, neuronal circuits/networks

Education

MD, UNAM Mexico
PhD, UNAM Mexico

Hometown

Mexico City
Oxford, UK

Hobbies

Traveling, cooking, hiking

Brandon Brown, PhD

Research Interests

Neurotrauma, neuroplasticity, spinal cord circuitry, gene therapies

Education

BS, Kinesiology, Indiana University
MS, Kinesiology, Indiana University
PhD, Translational Neurosciences, University of Louisville

Hometown

Valparaiso, Indiana

Hobbies

Tennis, hiking, American whiskey/bourbon

Defne Amado, MD, PhD

Research Interests

Neurodegenerative disease, AAV-mediated gene therapy, efficient and specific targeting of the central nervous system

Hometown

Wynnewood, PA

Education

BA, Neuroscience, Columbia University
MD, University of Pennsylvania
PhD, Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania

Hobbies

Sudoku, jigsaw puzzles, piano, reading