Tarik Haydar, PhD
Chair
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Anatomy & Neurobiology

PhD, University of Maryland School of Medicine
BS, University of Massachusetts Amherst



Dr. Haydar received his doctorate at the University of Maryland School of Medicine working on brain development in the Trisomy 16 mouse model of Down syndrome with Dr. Bruce Krueger. He completed postdoctoral studies at Yale University with Dr. Pasko Rakic examining control of forebrain neural precursor development and then started his independent laboratory at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC in 2002. Dr. Haydar joined the Anatomy & Neurobiology Department at BUSM in 2010 where he maintains a vibrant laboratory using state-of-the-art molecular and surgical techniques to study mammalian brain development. Using in utero electroporation, in vivo genetic fate mapping and cell ablation techniques, this project is focused on how the multiple populations of neural stem cells and progenitor cells in the embryonic brain are lineally related and how their combined output leads to proper forebrain development. In addition, the lab is focusing on brain development and function in trisomy mouse models of Down syndrome using cellular, molecular and behavioral techniques. Dr. Haydar’s research is funded by the NIH (NINDS and NICHD).

Waterhouse Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Anatomy & Neurobiology


Faculty
Boston University
National Emerging Infectious Disease Lab


Member
Boston University
Genome Science Institute


Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences




Direct and Indirect Neurogenesis in the Mammalian Neocortex
05/01/2025 - 04/30/2029 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
7R01NS136246-02

Boston University Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology (BU AAN) Support
09/29/2024 - 09/28/2027 (Multi-PI)
PI: Tarik Haydar, PhD
Department of Veterans Affairs


Comparative Genomics of Precursor Diversity and Function
03/01/2025 - 02/28/2026 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
7R01NS116418-05

Influence of retinal ganglion cells on visual neuron identity in superior colliculus
10/01/2024 - 08/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Children's Research Institute NIH NEI
1R21EY034660-01A1

Molecular Mechanisms of Defective Oligodendrocyte Differentiation in Down Syndrome
09/28/2020 - 05/31/2022 (Key Person / Mentor)
PI: Jenny Klein
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
5F31NS118968-02

Billing Agreement for Samantha Shelton and Patricia Rein Shaw
07/27/2020 - 07/26/2021 (Key Person / Mentor)
PI: Ella Zeldich, PhD
Children's National


Heterogeneity of forebrain neural precursors
09/30/2015 - 06/30/2021 (Multi-PI)
PI: Tarik Haydar, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
5R01NS095654-05

Mechanisms of white matter development in Down syndrome
04/01/2018 - 07/31/2020 (Multi-PI)
PI: Tarik Haydar, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
5R01NS105138-03

Assessment of infection route and vulnerability of neural precursor classes to Zika virus
09/30/2016 - 08/31/2018 (Multi-PI)
PI: Tarik Haydar, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
5R21NS101151-02

Role of FOXR1 in Mammalian Brain Development
07/01/2015 - 06/30/2018 (Multi-PI)
PI: Tarik Haydar, PhD
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences
5R21GM114629-02

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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2025 Direct and Indirect Neurogenesis in the Mammalian Neocortex 7R01NS136246-02
2025 Mentored Experience to Expand Opportunities in Research version 3 (METEOR v. 3) 5R25NS130654-02
2025 Comparative Genomics of Precursor Diversity and Function 7R01NS116418-05
2024 Direct and Indirect Neurogenesis in the Mammalian Neocortex 1R01NS136246-01
2024 Mentored Experience to Expand Opportunities in Research version 3 (METEOR v. 3) 1R25NS130654-01A1
2024 District of Columbia Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (DC-IDDRC) 5P50HD105328-04
2024 District of Columbia T32 on Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Research (DC NDD T32) 5T32NS115656-04
2024 Comparative Genomics of Precursor Diversity and Function 5R01NS116418-04
2023 The developmental origins and fate of neurons in the gyrencephalic neocortex 5R21NS127051-02
2023 Cellular and transcriptomic programs linking amygdala progenitors to mature neuronal identity 5R21MH129995-02
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  1. Tusk J, Salinas Canas MA, Haydar TF, Dean T. Sleep Fragmentation in TcMAC21 Mouse Model of Down Syndrome. Nat Sci Sleep. 2025; 17:2749-2755. PMID: 41142916; PMCID: PMC12553347; DOI: 10.2147/NSS.S545188;
     
  2. Atak Z, Srivastava A, Gandhi S, Park E, Williams J, Torii M, Haydar TF. Disrupted Neurogenesis from Basal Intermediate Precursor Cells Alters the Postnatal Neocortex in the TcMAC21 Mouse Model of Down Syndrome. J Neurosci. 2025 Aug 20; 45(34). PMID: 40675814; PMCID: PMC12369931; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0040-25.2025;
     
  3. Horvath A, Abdelmalek C, Park E, Alexander A, Maheswaran S, Patel A, Patel N, Ruan J, Adeyemo A, Li E, Helmicki K, Lin S, Wang P, Li Z, Wang L, Gordish-Dressman H, Haydar T, Mansour T, Kousa Y. A humanized mouse model system mimics prenatal Zika infection and reveals premature differentiation of neural stem cells. Res Sq. 2025 Apr 16. PMID: 40321761; PMCID: PMC12047995; DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6033583/v1;
     
  4. Horvath AR, Abdelmalek CM, Park E, Alexander AP, Maheswaran SA, Patel AH, Patel NG, Ruan JE, Adeyemo AT, Li EC, Helmicki KE, Lin S, Wang PC, Li Z, Wang L, Gordish-Dressman HA, Haydar TF, Mansour TA, Kousa YA. A humanized mouse model system mimics prenatal Zika infection and reveals premature differentiation of neural stem cells. bioRxiv. 2025 Feb 25. PMID: 40060457; PMCID: PMC11888181; DOI: 10.1101/2025.02.21.639556;
     
  5. Abdelmalek CM, Singh S, Fasil B, Horvath AR, Mulkey SB, Curé C, Campos M, Cavalcanti DP, Tong VT, Mercado M, Daza M, Benavides MM, Acosta J, Gilboa S, Valencia D, Sancken CL, Newton S, Scalabrin DMF, Mussi-Pinhata MM, Vasconcelos Z, Chakhtoura N, Moye J, Leslie EJ, Bulas D, Vezina G, Marques FJP, Leyser M, Del Campo M, Vilain E, DeBiasi RL, Wang T, Nath A, Haydar T, Muenke M, Mansour TA, du Plessis AJ, Murray JC, Cordero JF, Kousa YA. Building a growing genomic repository for maternal and fetal health through the PING Consortium. Pediatr Res. 2025 Aug; 98(2):519-531. PMID: 39753885; PMCID: PMC12222536; DOI: 10.1038/s41390-024-03793-1;
     
  6. Li Z, Haydar TF. MuMu: a sample multiplexing protocol for droplet-based simultaneous single nuclei RNA- and ATAC-seq systems. bioRxiv. 2024 Nov 29. PMID: 39651229; PMCID: PMC11623611; DOI: 10.1101/2024.11.27.625728;
     
  7. Saric N, Atak Z, Sade CF, Reddy N, Bell G, Tolete C, Rajtboriraks MT, Hashimoto-Torii K, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Haydar TF, Ishibashi N. Ciliopathy interacts with neonatal anesthesia to cause non-apoptotic caspase-mediated motor deficits. bioRxiv. 2024 Nov 27. PMID: 39651246; PMCID: PMC11623571; DOI: 10.1101/2024.11.27.624302;
     
  8. Abdelmalek CM, Singh S, Fasil B, Horvath AR, Mulkey SB, Curé C, Campos M, Cavalcanti DP, Tong VT, Mercado M, Daza M, Marcela Benavides M, Acosta J, Gilboa S, Valencia D, Sancken CL, Newton S, Scalabrin DMF, Mussi-Pinhata MM, Vasconcelos Z, Chakhtoura N, Moye J, Leslie EJ, Bulas D, Vezina G, Marques FJP, Leyser M, Del Campo M, Vilain E, DeBiasi RL, Wang T, Nath A, Haydar T, Muenke M, Mansour TA, du Plessis AJ, Murray JC, Cordero JF, Kousa YA. Building a growing genomic data repository for maternal and fetal health through the PING Consortium. medRxiv. 2024 May 25. PMID: 38826415; PMCID: PMC11142296; DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.24.24307899;
     
  9. Li Z, Klein JA, Rampam S, Kurzion R, Campbell NB, Patel Y, Haydar TF, Zeldich E. Asynchronous excitatory neuron development in an isogenic cortical spheroid model of Down syndrome. Front Neurosci. 2022; 16:932384.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36161168; PMCID: PMC9504873; DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.932384;
     
  10. Jablonska B, Adams KL, Kratimenos P, Li Z, Strickland E, Haydar TF, Kusch K, Nave KA, Gallo V. Sirt2 promotes white matter oligodendrogenesis during development and in models of neonatal hypoxia. Nat Commun. 2022 Aug 15; 13(1):4771. PMID: 35970992; PMCID: PMC9378658; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32462-2;
     
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This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 77 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2008 and 2011 and 2020

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2018 Boston University: Jack Spivack Excellence in Neurosciences Award
2008 CNMC: Master Mentor
1997 University of Maryland School of Medicine: Graduate Merit Award
1996-1997 University of Maryland School of Medicine: Neuroscience Program Fellowship
1994-1996 University of Maryland School of Medicine: Membrane Biology Program Fellowship
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confocal
development
DNA regulation
in utero electroporation
neocortex
time-lapse imaging

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