Connor J. Lewis received his Bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2023, and is now working at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). His work focuses on defining the natural history of rare diseases and therapeutic benefits resulting from gene therapy via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). His research focus mainly includes magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion magnetic resonance imaging, neurodegenerative diseases, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and rare diseases, including GM1 gangliosidosis, GM2 gangliosidosis, and sialidosis.
2025 Young Investigator Award
WORLD Symposium
Granted the award for Young Investigator and partial scholarship from the WORLD Symposium for lysosomal storage disorders.
Technician or Assistant
National Institutes of Health
01 Aug 2023 - present
Undergraduate Student
Virginia Commonwealth University
01 Sep 2020 - present