Dr. Kiskinis is an associate professor in the departments of neurology and neuroscience at Northwestern University (NU) Feinberg School of Medicine and an investigator at the New York Stem Cell Foundation. He also serves as the scientific director of the stem cell core facility at NU. He trained in developmental biology during his PhD at Imperial College London and in stem cell biology and neuroscience during his postdoctoral research at Harvard University. His laboratory harnesses the power of human stem cells to study neuronal development as well as to understand how neuronal function is impaired as a result of injury or disease. He and his group applies reprogramming methods to stem cells derived from patients to generate different brain cell types, and they study the phenotype of these cells using molecular, biochemical and electrophysiological assays. The overarching goal of his research is to provide novel insights into disease mechanisms and identify points of effective therapeutic intervention.