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Dr. Leigh Turner awarded grant to study ethics of using biocomputing to build neural networks

By September 10, 2024Carousel Slider, In the News

Dr. Leigh Turner, Professor of Health, Society and Behavior, School of Public Health

As part of a collaborative project with USC and other faculty at UCI, Dr. Leigh Turner has been awarded a 2 million dollar grant from National Science Foundation to use biocomputing and stem cells to build neural networks to one day combat neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Turner’s role will be to study the ethical implications of this potential technology.  Read the article in UCI News.

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