Rebecca Knickmeyer

Associate professor
Michigan State University

Rebecca Knickmeyer is associate professor of pediatrics at Michigan State University in East Lansing.

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Genes

By Laura Dattaro

27 February 2023

6 min read

Mapping genetic influences on the infant brain: A chat with Rebecca Knickmeyer

Researchers know little about the ways genetic variants affect development in the infant brain. Knickmeyer, who launched the Organization for Imaging Genomics in Infancy, has spent the past five years trying to close the gap.

Genes

Mapping genetic influences on the infant brain: A chat with Rebecca Knickmeyer

By Laura Dattaro

27 February 2023 | 6 min read

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