Joseph Basco

  • Graduating Class: 2020
  • Major(s): Neuroscience
  • About: From 2012 – 2016, Joseph served as a Rifleman and Infantry Squad Leader in the United Marine Corps. His training as a Combat Life Saver, ignited his ambition to become a medical doctor with aspirations to become a trauma surgeon.
  • Research Mentor: Dr. Stefan Clemens, Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine
    • Since: 2017
    • Current Project:


An Inducible and Reversible Brain Iron Deficient Animal Model Alters Sleep Performance: A Possible Animal Model for Restless Legs Syndrome