Brandon Pearson

Biography

Dr. Brandon Pearson is a neuroscientist and neurotoxicologist. Dr. Pearson completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cell biology and physiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and in molecular biology, aging, and epigenetics at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases. The cause of many neurological and psychiatric diseases remains equivocal; Dr. Pearson’s research program develops innovative molecular and cellular strategies, using tractable model organisms to reveal the role of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors in brain disease phenotypes. He relies heavily on transcriptomics as a sensitive indicator of brain dysfunction, and in doing so, has revealed novel overlapping pathologies amongst aging-associated and neurodevelopmental diseases such as autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Pearson seeks to circumvent the limitations of individual epidemiological and animal studies by creating multi-disciplinary approaches that promote rapid discovery in the environmental contributions to disease. Dr. Brandon Pearson is a neuroscientist and neurotoxicologist. Dr. Pearson completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cell biology and physiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and in molecular biology, aging, and epigenetics at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases. The cause of many neurological and psychiatric diseases remains equivocal; Dr. Pearson’s research program develops innovative molecular and cellular strategies, using tractable model organisms to reveal the role of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors in brain disease phenotypes. He relies heavily on transcriptomics as a sensitive indicator of brain dysfunction, and in doing so, has revealed novel overlapping pathologies amongst aging-associated and neurodevelopmental diseases such as autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Pearson seeks to circumvent the limitations of individual epidemiological and animal studies by creating multi-disciplinary approaches that promote rapid discovery in the environmental contributions to disease.

Research Interest

Healthy Aging and Longevity, Bioinformatics, Autism, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Environmental Toxins, Toxicology, Epigenetics, Gene-Environment Interactions, Genetics