One of the 100 most inspiring Hispanic/Latino scientists in America whose research focuses on brain development
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Dr. Aizenmanopens in new window is a professor of neuroscience at Brown University. In 2020 he was named one of 100 inspiring Hispanic/Latino scientists in America. He has also won the David Israel Macht Young Investigator Prize, the American Heart Association Starter Scholar Award and he is an NSF Career Award Recipient.
Dr. Aizenman’s research focuses on how early life experiences shape brain development and influence health and disease. He is particularly interested in understanding biological factors (such as genes and exposure to environmental toxins) influence neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and epilepsy.
Hess, G., Aizenman, C. D., & Donoghue, J. P. (1996). Conditions for the induction of long-term potentiation in layer II/III horizontal connections of the rat motor cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology, 75(5), 1765–1778. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.1996.75.5.1765opens in new window
Kirkwood, A., Dudek, S. M., Gold, J. T., Aizenman, C. D., & Bear, M. F. (1993). Common forms of synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus and neocortex in vitro. Science, 260(5113), 1518–1521. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.8502997opens in new window
Lee, R. H., Mills, E. A., Schwartz, N., Bell, M. R., Deeg, K. E., Ruthazer, E. S., Marsh-Armstrong, N., & Aizenman, C. D. (2010). Neurodevelopmental effects of chronic exposure to elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in a developing visual system. Neural Development, 5(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8104-5-2opens in new window
Race, Biological, Central Nervous System, Neuroscience, Autism, Development, Neurodevelopmental
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