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Baljit S. Khakh is a professor in the Department of Physiology and Neurobiology at UCLA Medical School, where he also serves as the Associate Director of Research at the Brain Research Institute and Vice Chair of UCLA Neuroscience. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1995 and has held prestigious fellowships, including a Senior Research Fellowship at the California Institute of Technology. Khakh's research focuses on the roles of astrocytes, a type of brain glial cell, in neuronal function. His major projects investigate the context of neuronal networks in both healthy brains and models of Huntington's disease. Additionally, he explores the structure-function relationships of P2X receptors and their impact on neuronal excitability. Throughout his career, he has received numerous honors, including the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award and the H.W. Magoun Distinguished Lectureship from UCLA.
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