His research works at the intersection of neuroscience, molecular and cell biology and epigenetics to yield novel risk candidates for neurological diseases and aging. Dr Pearson obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii in Behavioral Neuroscience, a M.S. from Bucknell University and a B.S. from the University of New Mexico. Dr. Pearson obtained additional research training in ecotoxicology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, in cell biology and gene transcription at UNC-Chapel Hill, and the epigenetics of aging and intergenerational inheritance at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases.