Congratulations to Yan Chen on receiving the 2026 Pharmacology Research Staff Award!
Please join us in congratulating Yan Chen on his selection by the Pharmacology Awards Committee to receive the 2026 Pharmacology Research Staff Award, given by the EBS. Yan, who serves as Research Lab Specialist Senior in the Isom Lab, is a world-class expert in the development and analysis of transgenic models of developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Yan will receive his award at the upcoming EBS Awards Ceremony on May 27.
Congratulations, Yan!
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