Moses V. Chao is professor of cell biology, physiology and neuroscience, and psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine. He is the recipient of a Zenith Award from the Alzheimer’s Association, a Jacob Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and past president of the Society for Neuroscience.
Moses V. Chao
Professor of cell biology, physiology and neuroscience, and psychiatry
New York University School of Medicine
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