Rebecca Knickmeyer is associate professor of pediatrics at Michigan State University in East Lansing.
Rebecca Knickmeyer
Associate professor
Michigan State University
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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.
Mapping genetic influences on the infant brain: A chat with Rebecca Knickmeyer
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Laura Dattaro
27 February 2023 | 6 min read
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