‘Why do birds sing?’

National Science Foundation award will facilitate the study of how genes affect vocal learning circuits, speech, language

By Erik Robinson July 11, 2017 Portland, Ore.

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Claudio Mello, M.D., Ph.D.

Claudio Mello, M.D., Ph.D., professor of behavioral neuroscience, OHSU School of Medicine, was awarded $1 million from the National Science Foundation over three years in a collaborative effort with colleagues from the California Institute of Technology and Rockefeller University. The award will expand efforts to study the genetic makeup of zebra finches. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Claudio Mello, M.D., Ph.D.

Claudio Mello, M.D., Ph.D., professor of behavioral neuroscience, OHSU School of Medicine, was awarded $1 million from the National Science Foundation over three years in a collaborative effort with colleagues from the California Institute of Technology and Rockefeller University. The award will expand efforts to study the genetic makeup of zebra finches. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)