Dr. Ebenezer Ikefuama earned his Ph.D. in neuroscience from Central Michigan University, M.Sc. in molecular and translational neuroscience from Ulm University (Germany), M.Sc. in anatomy from the University of Lagos (Nigeria) and B.Sc. in human anatomy from the University of Port Harcourt (Nigeria). His graduate work focused on investigating the application of bioluminescent-optogenetic systems for the modulation of cortico-striatal circuits in Huntington’s disease mice with the goal of slowing disease progression. As a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Laurent Roybon at Van Andel Institute, his current research centers on using patient-derived iPSCs to develop gene therapy strategies for treating neurodegenerative diseases.