Alysson Muotri

Associate professor
University of California, San Diego

Alysson Muotri is professor of pediatrics and of cellular and molecular medicine at the University of California, San Diego. He also co-directs the Stem Cell Program at the university’s Moores Cancer Center.

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By Alysson Muotri

21 March 2017

5 min read

With tweaks, brains in a dish may yield clear clues to autism

‘Mini-brains’ created in a dish may reveal autism’s roots and point to treatments, but they do not yet mirror some critical features of a human brain.

Spectrum

With tweaks, brains in a dish may yield clear clues to autism

By Alysson Muotri

21 March 2017 | 5 min read

Spectrum

By Jessica Wright

14 June 2016

6 min read

Questions for Alysson Muotri: Applying autism tools to Zika

Mini-brains grown from stem cells in culture can reveal the effects of both autism and the Zika virus on early development.

Spectrum

Questions for Alysson Muotri: Applying autism tools to Zika

By Jessica Wright

14 June 2016 | 6 min read

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