Dr. Huda Zoghbi, director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, is featured in the fall issue of The Vilcek Foundation Newsletter. The publication honors and supports foreign-born scientists who have made outstanding contributions to society in the United States.
The article titled, “America’s Brain Gain: Immigrants at the Frontier of Neuroscience,” traces Zoghbi’s journey from Beirut, Lebanon to the United States, and spotlights her remarkable achievements in neuroscience, which includes unlocking the genetic and molecular mysteries behind a number of devastating and rare neurological disorders.
Click here to read the spotlight article on Dr. Huda Zoghbi.