Ben received his BS in Behavioral Neuroscience from Northeastern University, and completed undergraduate research co-op’s at Harvard Medical School, Merck, and Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a graduate student in the INP and his lab research focuses on the role of Nemo-Like Kinase and lysosome biology in the context of neurodegenerative diseases. Ben actively involved with the Yale School of Medicine Dean’s Advisory Council on LGBTQI+ Affairs and Local 33. In his free time he enjoys baking for the lab, biking, sailing, and hiking.