Rudy Tanzi

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“If I don’t play music everyday, my creativity is just not at peak.”

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Rudy Tanzi is a neuroscientist who studies the genes that cause Alzheimer’s disease.

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Rudy is a true rock star. When he takes off his lab coat at night, he plays keyboards for Aerosmith and the Joe Perry Project.

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Neuroscientist Rudy Tanzi unwittingly uses science to help make his rock-star dreams come true.

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We give Rudy Tanzi 30 seconds to explain his science and he hunts down Alzheimer's genes.

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Rudy Tanzi takes it to another level and finds bliss in the lab and on stage.

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About Rudy Tanzi

Rudy Tanzi is a neuroscientist and professor at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses primarily on Alzheimer’s disease. A lifelong musician, Rudy takes off his lab coat at night to play keyboards for Aerosmith and the Joe Perry Project.

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