His research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of synapse formation in development and disease.Dr. Margolis and his team are currently researching Ephexin5 and new regulators of synapse formation.He received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Rochester and earned his Ph.D. from Duke University. He completed postdoctoral training in neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Margolis joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2011.His work has been recognized with several awards, including The Edward R. and Anne G. Lefler Postdoctoral Fellowship from 2009 to 2011.