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Jonathan Nestor

Senior Research Assistant

Coordinator, Neural Stem Cell Laboratory

Human Stem Cell Neurophysiology Laboratory
Program in Neuroscience
801 W. Baltimore Street
Suite 301
Baltimore, MD 21201
443.860.2580 ext.735
jnestor@hussmanautism.org

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Education & Experience

2014-Present   Research Technician, Program in Neuroscience, Hussman Institute for Autism

2013-2014        Research Technician, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

2010-2013        Research Technician, The Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell Engineering, Baltimore, MD

2010                  B.S. Biology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD

Research Interests

My current research interests encompass elucidation of biomolecular pathways using in vitro iPSC models to define autism spectrum condition (ASC) phenotypes. Defining biomolecular pathways and convergence of such pathways will better guide us to a more robust model for this polygenetic condition. Ultimately this research is geared toward targeting pharmacological intervention that has positive impact on the life of ASC individuals. Further interests of mine are centered on development of iPSC technology, focusing on familial and de novo genetic dosage of deleterious variants that drive autistic phenotypes and/or that interfere with genetic pathways that drive excitatory or inhibitory neuronal networks in the cortex.

  • “The soul must be loved as it is.”

    Jamie Burke
  • “Autism awareness can’t stop with a list of what makes people with autism different from us. Because what is essential is the constant awareness of what makes us the same.”

    John P. Hussman, Ph.D., Director
  • “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

    The Little Prince

    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  • “We agree with the view that presuming competence is the least dangerous assumption.”

    John P. Hussman, Ph.D., Director
  • “Autism is not disability.”

    Jamie Burke
  • “We are just like you, with the same desires, and just need help to be typical members of society.”

    Sue Rubin
  • “In the end, the best argument for inclusion is the simplest. It’s the one we know by heart – that all of us are created equal.”

    John P. Hussman, Ph.D., Director
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    April 12, 2016
  • Young adults with autism increase empathic communication with training
    March 24, 2016
  • Seeing things differently: Altered GABA signaling at play in autistic visual perception
    March 10, 2016

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