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Director of the Hock E. Tan and K. Lisa Yang Center for Autism Research

Faculty, K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Center for Molecular Therapeutics in Neuroscience

Faculty, K. Lisa Yang Integrative Computational Neuroscience (ICoN) Center

James W. (1963) and Patricia T. Poitras Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Faculty, Hock E. Tan and K. Lisa Yang Center for Autism Research

Faculty, K. Lisa Yang Integrative Computational Neuroscience (ICoN) Center

Grover Hermann Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at MIT

Faculty, Hock E. Tan and K. Lisa Yang Center for Autism Research

Institute Professor at MIT

Yixi Liu is using an advanced imaging technique known as network-fixation expansion microscopy (nfExM) to investigate nanoscale structural changes in synapses and mitochondria in animal models of autism, with the aim of identifying potential biomarkers and deepening our understanding of autism spectrum disorders.

Di Sang is developing new pharmacological and genetical therapeutic approaches for autistic spectrum disorder with animal models.

Zeguan Wang’s research focuses on developing new optical and molecular techniques to record and precisely control neural activity in the brain, with the ultimate goal to uncover fundamental principles to inspire novel therapeutic strategies for brain disorders.

Jingyi Wei develops and applies novel gene therapy approaches based on transcriptional regulation to treat autism spectrum disorders caused by haploinsufficiency.

Co-Director, K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Center for Molecular Therapeutics in Neuroscience

Faculty, Hock E. Tan and K. Lisa Yang Center for Autism Research

Faculty, K. Lisa Yang Brain-Body Center

James and Patricia Poitras Professor of Neuroscience

Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Biological Engineering