Brett Langley completed his undergraduate (1995) and Masters degree with First Class Honors (1999) from the University of Waikato, and his Ph.D. degree in Molecular Medicine (2002) from the University of Auckland School of Medicine in New Zealand. Following his Ph.D. studies, Brett did postdoctoral research training Dr. Rajiv R. Ratan at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. He then joined the Faculty at the Burke Medical Research Institute and was appointed to the position of Instructor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
His area of research focuses on understanding the molecular events that determine a neuron’s or axon’s fate following injury or during disease, and ultimately, whether they can be modulated therapeutically to promote better outcomes in patients.