Ethan Lippmann, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Vanderbilt University, has won an inaugural Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for neurodegenerative disorders research. The five-year, $2.5 million award supports his goal of better understanding how blood-brain barrier dysfunction impacts neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Ethan received his Ph.D., in chemical engineering from UW–Madison in 2011, He was then a postdoctoral research associate at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery for three years. He conducted his research on the blood-brain barrier with SCRMC faculty members Eric Shusta and Sean Palecek.
https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/news/2018/vanderbilt-engineering-professor-wins-inaugural-2-5m-chan-zuckerberg-initiative-grant-for-neurodegenerative-disorders-research/