Harvard University Office of Technology Development Collaborative Research Opportunity Finder

1. Constance Cepko, PhD

   Retina development and pathophysiology

   Investigate the mechanisms of the development of different retinal cell types derived from multipotent retinal progenitor cells with a focus on photoreceptor cells; study the pathological loss of ...

   

2. Andrew McMahon, PhD

   Developmental and Regenerative Biology

   Investigating the molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating development, repair and regeneration of neural, bone and kidney tissues.

   

3. 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 ...

   

4. Roger Spealman, PhD

   CNS disorders: addiction; Parkinson’s disease

   Studies on the mechanisms and efficacy of psychoactive drugs  

   

Research Categories

Biological Mechanisms and Pathways

Sub-categories

1. Anatomy/Molecular Elements

   1. Active zone»
   2. Axon»
   3. Bone»
   4. Bone marrow»
   5. Calcium channel»
   6. Cellular motor»
   7. Central Nervous System»
   8. Central Nervous System (CNS)»
   9. Chromatin»
   10. Chromatin structure»
   11. CNS»
   12. Cytoskeleton»
   13. Dendrite»
   14. Dopaminergic neuron»
   15. Epithelial»
   16. Extracellular matrix»
   17. Gene cluster»
   18. Genital track»
   19. Genome»
   20. Glomeruli»
   21. Growth cone»
   22. Gut»
   23. Hypothalamus»
   24. Immunological synapse»
   25. Ion channel»
   26. Lipid bilayer»
   27. Liver»
   28. Lymph-tissue interface»
   29. mar operon»
   30. Microtubules»
   31. Mitochondria»
   32. Molecular motor»
   33. Mucosal surface»
   34. Multipotent progenitor cell»
   35. Muscle growth»
   36. Nervous system»
   37. Neural mapping»
   38. Neural network»
   39. Neural outgrowth»
   40. Neuromuscular junction»
   41. Neuron»
   42. Neuropathology»
   43. Nuclear organization»
   44. Nucleosome»
   45. Olfactory bulb»
   46. Pain-sensing neuron»
   47. Photoreceptor»
   48. Photoreceptor cell»
   49. Potassium channel»
   50. Prefontal cortex»
   51. Presynaptic terminal»
   52. Promoter»
   53. Proteasome»
   54. Protein structure»
   55. Proton channel»
   56. Retina»
   57. Retina patterning»
   58. Retinal amacrine cells»
   59. Retinal bipolar cell»
   60. Retinal ganglion cells»
   61. Retinal horizontal cell»
   62. Sensory neuron»
   63. Sodium channel»
   64. Striatum»
   65. Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)»
   66. Synapse»
   67. Synaptic scaffold»
   68. Ternary complex»
   69. Transcription factor binding site»
   70. Transient receptor potential C2 channel (TRPC2)»
   71. TRPV1 channel»
   72. UCE»
   73. Ultraconserved Elements»
   74. Viral channel»
   75. Vomeronasal organ»