Assistant Professor Jerry Chen has been awarded an NIH New Innovator Award of $2.5 million over the next five years. This money will fund Chen’s efforts to crack the neural code of the brain and better understand the relationship between the genetic and electrical influences that control cognitive functions like sensory processing, decision making, and learning and memory. This research was highlighted in BU Research, and you can also learn more in his NIH New Innovator profile and Project Information.