09/21/2026
What can a tiny worm reveal about the human brain? Last year, in Quad Prep’s Neuroscience Research course, students investigated how mutations in the NRXN1 gene can affect behavior—conducting original research that may offer new insight into autism.
“It’s a unique chance to combine physics, biology, chemistry, hands-on work, and put it all together to do ‘real science.’ The students can almost invent this class together once it starts.”
— Hemal Pathak, Upper School Science Teacher
Read the full story in the latest edition of Quad Prep Magazine. Link in bio!