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

Nick Marotta, BS

Research Interests

Neurogenetics and neuroimmunology, cns disease therapeutics, cellular and biochemical mechanisms of disease, microscopy, 3-d cell culture, biophysics

Education

BS, Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago
PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Hometown

Sweet Home Chicago

Hobbies

Whiskey tasting, softball, frustratingly following the Chicago White Sox and Bears, experimenting in the kitchen, bulldogs, art history, and Italian literature