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Leslie B. Vosshall, PhD, the Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Neurogenetics and Behavior at The Rockefeller University, will receive the Perl-UNC Neuroscienc

<p> </p> <p>Leslie B. Vosshall, PhD, the Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Neurogenetics and Behavior at The Rockefeller University, will receive the Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for her work on receptors that drive host-seeking behavior in the mosquito.</p>

Leslie B. Vosshall, PhD, the Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Neurogenetics and Behavior at The Rockefeller University, will receive the Perl-UNC Neuroscienc

Research on the one defective gene that causes the rare autism-related disorder could lead to broader breakthroughs.

Spectrum sources and reporters share which sessions they are most excited to attend at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, which starts on Saturday.

UNC School of Medicine Scientists have shown for the first time that postnatal gene therapy may be able to prevent or reverse many deleterious effects of a rare genetic disorder called Pitt-Hopkins syndrome.

Researchers at UNCs Philpot Lab are working to find a treatment for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a rare genetic condition affecting only about 500 people worldwide, including one nine-year-old girl in Durham.

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CHAPEL HILL – Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have reported in the journal JCI Insight encouraging early tests of a gene therapy strategy against

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have reported in the journal JCI Insight encouraging early tests of a gene therapy strategy against Angelman syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that features poor muscle control and balance, hard-to-treat epilepsy, and intellectual disabilities.