Max Kowalczyk​, B.Sc.

• B.Sc. in Physiology, McGill University, Canada
• 2024 McGill Regenerative Medicine Abstract Competition Award
• 2024 RI-MUHC VISION 2030 Research Symposium Poster Award
• Winter 2025 Lucie Besner Travel Award
• ​2025 BRaIN Program Symposium Poster Award
• ​2026 FRQS Doctoral Fellowship
  
• Max is interested in studying the wiring defects caused by mutations in ASD genes
• Max greatly enjoys playing sports and have been playing tennis and volleyball at a competitive level for several years. He also enjoys playing guitar, and he take a good interest in automobiles. Max also love to spend some of his free time with friends and family

Publications
Kowalczyk M, Lee YJ, Huang WH
TSC2-mTORC1 axis regulates morphogenesis and neurological function of Gli1+ adult-born dentate granule cells
Mol Biol Cell, 2024 Nov 27:mbcE24080366. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E24-08-0366​

Chang YT, Kowalczyk M, Fogerson PM, Lee JY, Haque M, Adams EL, Wang DC, DeNardo LA, Tessier-Lavigne M, Huguenard JR, Luo L, Huang WH
Loss of Rai1 enhances hippocampal excitability and epileptogenesis in mouse models of Smith-Magenis syndrome
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 2022 Oct, doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2210122119