Howard Sirotkin

Howard Sirotkin is an associate professor in the department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Stony Brook University.  His laboratory uses zebrafish as a model to study how mutations and environmental pollutants disrupt neural development to produce neurological disorders. The genetics studies center on the role of the NMDAR subtype of glutamate receptors in the origins of autism, epilepsy and intellectual disability.  In addition, he investigates the impacts of “Forever Chemicals” (PFAS compounds) on neural development to assess health risks posed by these common chemicals.