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Catherine Dulac, PhD
Molecular and neuronal basis of murine innate social behaviors
Study neuronal circuits in the mouse involved with pheromone signaling in terms of their development, processing, architecture, and function; investigate the role genomic imprinting role in mammalian brain development, function, and disease.
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Richard Losick, PhD
Bacterial biofilm and Bacillus subtilis biology
Dr. Richard Losick’s laboratory investigates the mechanisms of bacterial biofilm formation and disassembly and applies this knowledge to antimicrobial development, clean water supply, protein and small molecule production, and other commercial opportunities; the lab also carries out studies of cell division and sporulation of Bacillus subtilis.
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Venkatesh Murthy, PhD
Synaptic plasticity; neuronal circuits and adaptation in the rodent olfactory system
Study synaptic plasticity in the rodent brain to understand compensation mechanisms, how neurons maintain stable function during perturbations; understand the function of neuronal circuits in the rodent olfactory system and how they mediate the sense of smell.
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Philippe Cluzel, PhD
Real-time analysis of signal transduction and genetic networks at the single cell level
Investigating genome-wide transcriptional dynamics, and studying multi-drug resistance in bacteria.
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Alexander Schier, PhD
Zebrafish as a drug profiling model for sleep disorders
Chronic sleep disturbance is a problem for a significant number of Americans, but the mechanisms that control sleep and wakefulness are largely unknown. The Schier lab is using zebrafish to investigate the genes and circuits that regulate sleeping. Zebrafish are a useful model system because both genetic and imaging approaches can be easily combined to study complex behaviors in a vertebrate system. Importantly, zebrafish have behaviors that distinguish awake fish from sleeping fish …
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Karine Gibbs, PhD
Explores Identity and Territory in the Social World of Bacteria
Investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the ability of bacterial cells to discriminate self from non-self; study the bacterium Proteus mirabilis, a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that forms biofilms and causes urinary tract infections and kidney stones in patients.
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Jeff Lichtman, PhD
Structure and function studies of neuronal development and neural connections
In order to better understand the way information about the world is stored in the brain and what form that information takes we generate neuronal maps, connectomes, and investigate the mechanisms that underlie synaptic competition between neurons that innervate the same target. We also directly visualize synaptic rearrangements in living transgenic animals using modern optical imaging techniques and new labeling methods. The developmental changes in wiring mechanisms may be a means by which …
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Joshua Sanes, PhD
Brain information processing and synaptic architecture
Synapses are the main information processing sites in the brain. Defects in their function underlie many neurological and behavioral disorders, and there is increasing evidence that many of these defects arise from aberrant development. The Sanes lab seeks to understand how neurons form synaptic connections during development, and how in some cases they can re-form following injury. These studies will shed light on disease and aging related neurological dysfunctions, and provide a broad …