Faculty / Research
Stem Cells
(Aging, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Chemical Biology, Lipid Biology, Mitochondrial Biology, Neuropharmacology, Signaling, Stem Cells)
Leveraging microfluidics and optogenetics to elucidate molecular mechanisms of spindle orientation, ciliogenesis, polarity, actin cortex formation and axonogenesis.
Extracellular matrix in the brain: roles during development and during neurodegeneration
Signal Transduction in Differentiation and Development: Roles of Molecular Scaffold Molecules (e.g., AKAPs and Dishevelleds)
Cell Signaling and Ciliogenesis in Mammalian Development, Health and Disease
Genetically modified mouse models of neuropsychiatric diseases: how does signaling by axonal NRG1 proteins regulate the development, maturation and plasticity of key cortical – limbic circuits.
(Cancer, Environmental Toxicology, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuropharmacology, Signaling, Stem Cells, Stroke)
Neuro-immune interactions: Cross-talk between the nervous and immune systems in health and disease