Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Jan 12: A Kashmiri biology professor who is teaching at the University of New Mexico has been award prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation.
Mubarak Hussain Syed has been conferred with the award which will allow him to deepen the understanding of brain development and its function.
His project which is titled ‘Mechanisms regulating neural identity, connectivity and function- From stem cells to circuits’ is now set to receive $1.8 million over the next five years.
Syed, a neuroscientist, is interested in the development and function of neurons, other cell types in the human brain and other associated functions of the brain.
He has been working with fruit flies for over a decade now, which he said, has led to many fundamental discoveries in many fields, including the development, genetics, and neuroscience.
Syed will use the NSF CAREER award to achieve his three passions which include research, engaging a diverse population of undergraduate students into neuroscience research and science outreach.
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