Postdoctoral
Fellows:
Michaël Demarque - Activity-dependent specification of serotonin and its functions in the embryonic brain.
Davide Dulcis - Ca2+ spike-dependent specification of dopaminergic neurons in the embryonic brain.
Kurt Marek - Signaling mechanisms mediating Ca2+ -dependent neurotransmitter specification.
Graduate Students:
Linda Chang - Regulation of the period of spontaneous Ca2+ spike activity by the Na/K ATPase.
Sera Chung - Ca2+ dynamics in the embryonic neural tube of a genetically tractable amphibian.
Lisa Kurtz - Genetic screening for analysis of Ca2+ -dependent transmitter specification.
Sharon Sann - Role of a mechanosensitive Ca2+ channel in neuronal differentiation.
Norma Velazquez-Ulloa - Mechanism of regulation of Ca2+ spikes by neurotransmitters and the effect of homeostatic changes of neurotransmitter expression on tadpole behavior.
Qian Xiao - Reopening the sensitive period for activity-dependent neurotransmitter respecification.
Staff Research Associate:
Gabriela Monsalve - Neurotransmitter mediation of Ca2+ -dependent metabotropic signaling pathways.
Undergraduate Assistants:
Former Colleagues:
Mike Ferrari - Regulation of myofibrillogenesis and somitogenesis by spontaneous Ca2+ transients. Mike's Home Page.
Anne Vincent - Suppression of K+ currents with antisense oligonucleotides in spinal neurons.
Nate Lautermilch - Role of calcineurin and other downstream effectors in the decoding of Ca2+ waves.
Tim Gomez - In vivo regulation of neurite outgrowth and pathfinding by Ca2+ transients and other second messengers. Tim's Home Page.
Ray Smith - Differential expression analysis of Ca2+ transient-dependent genes.
Paul Kingston - Mechanism of generation of spontaneous Ca2+ waves in growth cones.
Matt Conklin - Upstream mechanisms regulating the production of Ca2+ waves in growth cones.
Tim Manning - In vivo regulation of peripheral axon pathfinding by Ca2+ transients.
Yulia Gorbunova - Regulation of Ca2+ transient frequency by intracellular cAMP.
Laura Borodinsky - Neurotransmitter-receptor matching in neuronal development.
Brent Miller - Mechanisms of Ca2+ signaling in migrating growth cones.