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

By Alysson Muotri
21 March 2017 | 5 min read
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Questions for Alysson Muotri: Applying autism tools to Zika

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14 June 2016 | 6 min read

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