Moses V Chao
Professor
NYC School of Medicine
USA
Biography
Moses V Chao received his BA degree from Pomona College and PhD from UCLA in Biochemistry. His lab defined the genes encoding the NGF receptor and his research interests are in studying the mechanisms used by trophic factors to change synaptic plasticity. His laboratory has published more than 270 papers. He served as Senior Editor for the Journal of Neuroscience for eleven years and was President of the Society for Neuroscience in 2012. He is a Fellow of the AAAS and a recipient of a Zenith Award, a Jacob Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Research Interest
Molecular Mechanisms of Trophic Factor Action