Dianne Lee

Dianne Lee, Ph.D., is a biologist at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). She graduated in 2010 from Stony Brook University in New York, where she studied the neurobiology of addiction in animal models using positron emission tomography (PET). In her spare time, she enjoys writing about topics such as brain science, diversity and inclusion in STEM, and health disparities.

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IRP Scientist Shares Path From Stuttering to Science

Diversity-Focused NIH Program Helps Dr. Shahriar SheikhBahaei Investigate the Neuroscience of Voluntary Movement

Dr. Shahriar SheikhBahaei

IRP neuroscientist Shahriar SheikhBahaei, Ph.D., first became aware of his stutter when he was 5 years old. Years later, his career would revolve around studying the biological roots of his speech impediment. But before he could start his own lab focused on how the brain controls voluntary movement, he needed a leg up from NIH’s Independent Research Scholars (IRS) program.

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