Victor Luria, PhD
Research Scientist in Neuroscience
Biography
Research & Publications
Biography
My training is in genetics, biophysics and neuroscience. I study how novel genes appear de novo in evolution, generate new protein structures and function in the brain. I am interested in how de novo genes direct evolutionary changes in the brains of humans and other Primates. I combine mathematical modeling, computational biophysics algorithms and neurogenetics experiments.
Education & Training
- Research FellowHarvard Medical School (2020)
- Postdoctoral FellowColumbia University (2012)
- PhDColumbia University, Genetics & Neuroscience
- MPhilColumbia University, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
- MScWeizmann Institute of Science, Molecular Genetics
- BScUniversité Paris-Sud, Biology