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Photographs of the October 2021 issue's contributors
Contributors
Meet some of the people featured in the October 2021 issue of The Scientist.
Contributors
Contributors

Meet some of the people featured in the October 2021 issue of The Scientist.

Meet some of the people featured in the October 2021 issue of The Scientist.

neurodegenerative diseases, neuroscience, genetics & genomics

rahul desikan als amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Neuroscientist Rahul Desikan Dies
Kerry Grens | Jul 19, 2019 | 2 min read
He developed an MRI-based map of the human cortex, discovered genetic risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases, and wrote about his struggles with ALS.
Can Viruses in the Genome Cause Disease?
Katarina Zimmer | Jan 1, 2019 | 10+ min read
Clinical trials that target human endogenous retroviruses to treat multiple sclerosis, ALS, and other ailments are underway, but many questions remain about how these sequences may disrupt our biology.
Influential Alzheimer’s Researcher Dies
Jef Akst | Oct 6, 2016 | 2 min read
Allen Roses, a professor of neurobiology at Duke University School of Medicine, has passed away at age 73.
Additional #IceBucketChallenge Payoffs
Jef Akst | Jul 28, 2016 | 2 min read
Researchers identify a new ALS-associated gene thanks to funds generated by the social media challenge that went viral in summer 2014.
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