{"id":4370,"date":"2018-07-09T10:39:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T14:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=4370"},"modified":"2024-11-20T07:22:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T12:22:17","slug":"ben-philpot-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neuroscience\/directory\/ben-philpot-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Philpot, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Research Description<\/h2>\n<p>We seek to understand the pathophysiology underlying monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders, and we use this information to develop therapeutics to treat these disorders.\u00a0 To accomplish these goals, we employ a variety of techniques: electrophysiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, optogenetics, behavioral phenotyping, gene therapy, and small-molecule drug screening.\u00a0 We are particularly focused on developing transformative treatments for Dup15q syndrome, Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, and Angelman syndrome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=philpot+b+song+OR+Philpot+bd\">Publications<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Affiliations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/ben-philpot-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cell Biology and Physiology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cidd.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Description We seek to understand the pathophysiology underlying monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders, and we use this information to develop therapeutics to treat these disorders.\u00a0 To accomplish these goals, we employ a variety of techniques: electrophysiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, optogenetics, behavioral phenotyping, gene therapy, and small-molecule drug screening.\u00a0 We are particularly focused on developing transformative treatments &hellip; 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