On Episode 27 of Black in Science, I spoke with Dr. Gregory Carr, who currently occupies a joint position as a Lead Investigator at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, as well as Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Molecular Science at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. To start, Dr. Carr recounts his childhood while growing up in Providence, Rhode Island before segueing into his time as an undergraduate neuroscience major at Kenyon College in Ohio. After sharing the details of his Ph.D dissertation work in the Neuroscience program at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Carr describes the schizophrenia research his lab currently focuses on as part of the Drug Discovery and Development group within the Lieber Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. To conclude, Dr. Carr discloses his feelings on the importance of bolstering your network, identifying mentors and getting experience as early as you can.

If you’ve enjoyed listening to Dr. Carr’s episode of the podcast and wish to contact him with questions, feel free to reach out via:

Twitter: @gregcarrneuro

Email: [email protected]