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Moses V. Chao is a Professor at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine, holding concurrent roles in the Departments of Cell Biology, Neuroscience, and Psychiatry. He earned his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His research focuses on neurotrophic factors, cellular mechanisms of neuronal survival, and the role of the peripheral nervous system in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Chao’s work emphasizes how environmental factors, inflammation, and neuronal activity influence nervous system health. His lab investigates astrocyte biology, microglial activation, and therapeutic interventions involving molecules like oxytocin. He authored *Periphery: How Your Nervous System Predicts and Protects Against Disease* (Harvard University Press, 2023), arguing for the peripheral nervous system’s role in disease prediction and treatment.
Key awards include the National Academy of Sciences membership, Alzheimer’s Association Zenith Award, Jacob Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His research spans translational neuroscience, molecular mechanisms of trophic support, and peripheral nerve regeneration. Collaborations include studies on oxytocin’s effects in Alzheimer models and ketogenic diets for anorexia. The Chao Lab’s work bridges basic science and clinical applications, aiming to address psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders through trophic factor signaling and neural communication studies.
