Translational Neuroscience | CHOP Research Institute
 

Translational Neuroscience

The Cristancho Lab is interested in understanding the epigenetic mechanisms driving long-term neurodevelopmental disabilities from acquired prenatal and perinatal brain injury. Our goal is to develop novel therapies that can be used throughout the lifespan to improve outcomes for children.

Published on
May 17, 2022
Dr. Barzilay studies the factors that drive variability in the development of brain and behavior of youths growing up under stress.

Dr. Barzilay aims to understand what drives variability in the development of brain and behavior of youths growing up under stress. He studies biological and environmental mechanisms leading to suicidal behavior, using big datasets of diverse genotyped youths with deep phenotyping of environment.

E-mail:
barzilayr [at] chop.edu