Haydeh Payami is wearing a purple dress and an orange and pink scarf and standing in front of a whiteboard.
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Haydeh Payami helped uncover the genetic basis of Parkinson’s disease. Now, she hopes to find new ways to treat the disease by studying the gut microbiome.

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