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Masaaki Torii, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor Children’s National Medical Center
Email: mtorii@childrensnational.org Lab website: https://hashimototorii.org/

Areas of Interest: Developmental Biology

Research focus:

We have developed a novel method for gene transfer specifically into the developing choroid plexus in mice. Using this system, we test a therapeutic potential of manipulating choroid plexus functions during brain development to inhibit the development of hydrocephalous.