{"id":3781,"date":"2019-10-14T15:40:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T19:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=3781"},"modified":"2023-09-06T15:56:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T19:56:57","slug":"mark-zylka","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/directory\/mark-zylka\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Zylka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Institution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/\">UNC School of Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our lab studies genetic and environmental risks for autism.\u00a0 In addition, we study molecular and brain mechanisms that underlie pain sensation.\u00a0 Our long-term goal is to uncover new treatments for chronic pain and neurodevelopmental disorders, like autism, Rett syndrome and Angelman syndrome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/zylkalab.org\/\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/myncbi\/browse\/collection\/40337945\/?sort=date&amp;direction=descending\"><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Institution: UNC School of Medicine About: Our lab studies genetic and environmental risks for autism.\u00a0 In addition, we study molecular and brain mechanisms that underlie pain sensation.\u00a0 Our long-term goal is to uncover new treatments for chronic pain and neurodevelopmental disorders, like autism, Rett syndrome and Angelman syndrome. 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