UTHSC researcher suspects autism, schizophrenia tied to brain circuitry
Il Hwan Kim is an assistant professor of anatomy and neurobiology in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine. He was awarded more than $1.53 million to map and identify neural circuit disfunction in the brain that may be the root cause of behavioral difficulties in psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, autism and depression. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
New UT researcher receives $1.53 million grant for work in autism, schizophrenia.
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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