Smita Saxena studies neuronal circuits inside the human brain as an established neuroscientist at the University of Missouri. She joined MU’s NextGen Precision Health team in early December 2023, relocating from Switzerland where she had worked in the Department of Neurology and Department for Biomedical Research. Her neuroscience lab, which will be on the fourth floor of the NextGen building, will start research on fighting neurodegenerative diseases in late February.