Morgan Sheng
PhD Morgan Sheng | |
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| Born | February 23, 1958 |
| Education | PhD in molecular genetics |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Synaptic plasticity, neurodegeneration, therapeutics, psychiatric disorders |
| Institutions | Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at Broad Institute, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Genentech, Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael E. Greenberg |
| Notable students | Casper Hoogenraad |
| Website | Sheng Lab |
Morgan Hwa-Tze Sheng is a professor of neurobiology and a Core Institute Member at the Broad Institute, where he is a co-director of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at Broad Institute. He is a professor of neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences as well as the Menicon Professor of Neuroscience at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also an associate member at both The Picower Institute for Learning and McGovern Institute for Brain Research. He has served on the editorial boards of Current Opinions in Neurobiology, Neuron, and The Journal of Neuroscience.