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Ridwan Hassen is originally from Atlanta, Georgia, but he now lives outside the city in the town of Marietta.
He will be a junior next school year at Emory University in Atlanta where he is double-majoring in neuroscience and chemistry.
While part of the ASURE program this summer, Hassen is researching the PTEN gene and how it relates to the development of autism, more specifically, he’s exploring the potential for possible therapies relating to autism by doing exploratory research on phospholipase A2. “I’m really enjoying the research because I’m learning so much!”
Hassen is working with Assistant Professor Bryan Luikart in the physiology and neurobiology department at the Geisel School of Medicine. Hassen hopes to one day apply to MD-PhD programs or complete a doctoral fellowship where his specialty will be neurology and/or chemistry.
When he’s not working in lab at DHMC, Hassen is taking advantage of the many outdoor activities there are in and around Dartmouth. Although quite different from the urban setting of Atlanta, Hassen is enjoying the rural feel of the Upper Valley. “I’ve gone canoeing and hiking… and I got into rock climbing this summer. I’d never been rock climbing before, and now I love it!”