Keith Hengen, Ph.D.

K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
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Institution
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Awarded Project
Homeostatic Plasticity Mechanisms Support Brain Function in vivo

Council Dates: October 2014 - May 2015

Independent Position: Washington University

Keith Hengen was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Brandeis University. In the lab of Dr. Gina Turrigiano, Keith studied the molecular mechanisms that stabilize the brain, the role of sleep in stabilizing the brain, and how these homeostatic mechanisms support cognition and behavior. Keith earned his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and his B.A. in Biological Psychology from Bates College. Currently, Dr. Hengen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Washington University.