Harvard Medical Professor Reserachs REST Protein and Alzheimers

BOSTON - MARCH 19: Dr. Bruce Yankner, center, talks with genetics instructor Tao Lu, left, and post-doc fellow Liviu Aron. The three are the primary authors of 13 others, who published a study focusing on the REST protein. Alzheimer's disease researcher Yankner is a professor of genetics and neurology at Harvard Medical School and co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Laboratories. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)