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
Lee YJ, Chang YT, Cho Y, Kowalczyk M, Dragoiescu A, Pacis A, Kailasam S, Lefebvre F, Zhang Q, Gao X, Huang WH
Molecular and developmental deficits in Smith-Magenis syndrome human stem cell-derived cortical neural models 
​​Am J Hum Genet., 2025 Aug 26:S0002-9297(25)00310-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2025.07.020

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