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djsegal@health.ucdavis.edu 
Research Interests: Development of targeted genome editing technologies for therapeutic applications.

rbenshalom@health.ucdavis.edu 
Research Interests: Mechanisms of neuronal excitability, electrophysiology, and computational neuroscience with a focus on neurodevelopmental disabilities.

ckelland@health.ucdavis.edu
Research Interests: Characterizing both the basal and maternal immune responses in non-human primate models, particularly as they relate to abnormal neural development in offspring.
 

Research Interests: Neurodevelopmental disabilities, evidence-based assessment and intervention practices, services designed for families who traditionally have not had access to feasible and acceptable options.

Research Interests: Mitochondria bioenergetics, free radical biochemistry, underlying mechanisms that result in dysfunction of mitochondria in several pathophysiological situations such as autism, essential amino acid deficiency, type-2 diabetes, fragile X, and Huntington’s disease.  

Research Interests: Development of novel therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases, focusing on gene editing strategies and stem cell biology.

Research Interests: Epigenetics of neurodevelopmental disabilities, focusing on DNA methylation and chromatin remodeling.

Research Interests: Neuropathology and molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, with emphasis on neuroinflammation, microglial function, and therapeutic development for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

Research Interests: Development of the cerebral cortex, with emphasis on neural stem cells and neurogenesis.

Research Interests: Early social communication development in infants and toddlers, particularly those at risk for autism.

Research Interests: Language development in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, including Fragile X syndrome and autism.

Research Interests: Immunological factors in neurodevelopmental disabilities, with a focus on maternal immune activation and autism.

ovwrisley@health.ucdavis.edu 
UC Davis MIND Institute