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Using C. Elegans to Study Neurodegenerative Diseases
Caldwell did his postdoctoral work with Martin Chaffee, one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Caldwell's passion is using C. elegans to study neurodegenerative diseases. The key idea is that this tiny worm can be used to both understand the neurobiology and screen for potential therapeutic approaches.