From the bench to the bedside and back: Improving children’s mental health with translational research: An interview with Nakul Aggarwal, MD, PhD

WNPRC-trained physician-scientist Nakul Aggarwal — who earned his neuroscience PhD in Ned Kalin’s lab studying early-life anxiety in nonhuman primates and children — discusses his translational research, his work as a Biomedical Research Awareness Day fellow, and why animal research is essential to advancing children’s mental health.

Nakul Aggarwal recently graduated from the UW–Madison Medical Scientist Training Program. He also was named the 2024-25 Americans for Medical Progress /American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Biomedical Research Awareness Day Fellow.