From Our Faculty: Why Science Matters
We asked several of our physicians and scientists to share why science matters. Their stories show how their research has the potential to help people and save lives.
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Science Matters: Neurologist Beau Ances, MD, PhD
Science Matters: Child Psychiatrist, Cynthia Rogers, MD
Science Matters: Microbiologist Gautam Dantas, PhD
Science Matters: Dermatologist, Brian Kim, MD
Science Matters: OB/GYN Researcher, Indira Mysorekar, PhD
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Videos on this page feature:
- 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.