Alex has been a key collaborator with the Mahajan Lab since 2012. He is  a pediatric neurologist at the University of Iowa whose laboratory focuses on the molecular biology, protein biochemistry, and genetic mechanisms in human diseases and in animal models.  Along with a diverse cross-disciplinary team of researchers, he is pursuing a collaborative and innovative approach to use proteomics, fruit flies, zebrafish, and mice to rapidly translate basic science findings into clinical treatments. His investigational group is well poised to leverage novel in vivo techniques into new treatments for epilepsy and other human diseases.