Dr. Didier Merlin (IMAGE) Georgia State University Caption Dr. Didier Merlin, senior author of the study, Regents’ Professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, and senior research career scientist at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center Credit Georgia State University Usage Restrictions N/A License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.