Mayssa Mokalled is an Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. Her lab investigates the basis of spinal cord regeneration in the zebrafish with the aim of promoting spinal cord repair after damage or disease. In 2021, Mayssa received the Junior Faculty Award for Excellence from the Zebrafish Disease Models Society and in 2022 she was awarded the Rising Star Award from the International Society for Regenerative Biology. We met with Mayssa over Teams while she was in Lebanon to discuss her achievements, values and her excitement for the future.
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