Science Matters
Our physicians and scientists share stories about why science matters and how their research has the potential to improve lives and benefit society.
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Science Matters: Neurologist Beau Ances, MD, PhD
Science Matters: Microbiologist Gautam Dantas, PhD
Science Matters: OB/GYN Researcher, Indira Mysorekar, PhD
Science Matters: Dermatologist, Brian Kim, MD
Science Matters: Child Psychiatrist, Cynthia Rogers, MD
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- Beau Ances, MD, PhD, professor of neurology
His grandfather’s Parkinson’s led Ances to study the brain. - Cynthia Rogers, MD, professor of psychiatry
A baby’s autism diagnosis inspires Rogers to better understand preemies’ brains. - Gautam Dantas, PhD, professor of pathology and immunology and of biomedical engineering
Dantas shares how he was inspired to fight deadly drug resistance. - Brian Kim, MD, professor of dermatology; co-director of the Center for the Study of Itch
A chronic itch patient dismissed by other doctors inspires Kim to research the science of itch. - Indira Mysorekar, PhD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and of pathology and immunology
Finding ways to stop epidemics like Zika inspires Mysorekar’s research.