SfN Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Young Investigator Award: Li Ye

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The SfN Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Young Investigator Award recognizes the outstanding achievements and contributions of early career neuroscientists who demonstrate scholarly independence. The award is supported by the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute and includes a $25,000 prize and complimentary registration and travel to SfN’s annual meeting.

This year’s recipient is Li Ye, PhD, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and N. Paul Whittier Chair in Chemistry and Chemical Biology at the Scripps Research Institute. Ye’s research focuses on the complex interactions between the nervous system and somatic tissue, pioneering techniques that set new gold standards for studying neural activity in behavior and physiology.

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