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Transcriptional regulation of pluripotency in embryonic stem cells
How is stem cell-specific transcriptional regulation encoded into the genome?
Read moreInvestigating the role of thrombospondin in synaptogenesis and locomotion in Drosophila
What is the role thrombospondin in synaptogenesis at the neuromuscular junction of Drosophila larvae, and what consequences does decreasing thrombospondin at the neuromuscular junction have on locomotion?
Read moreEffects of nicotine on Drosophila development: genes, neurotransmitters and toxicology
What are the effects of developmental nicotine exposure?
Read moreCloud classification from whole sky images
Jessica is an assistant professor of Environmental Studies at Lewis & Clark College. She did her dissertation work examining the energetics and kinematics of ...
Read moreEffects of long-term nicotine exposure: mechanisms and behavioral consequences
During summer, students in my lab worked on 3 projects: 1) experiments to determine if developmental nicotine exposure causes changes in specific cell populations in the brain; 2) experiments to determine if developmental nicotine exposure causes changes to perception of smells; and 3) experiments to identify genes that are involved in nicotine's effects.
Read moreUnderstanding Laser Noise in an Atomic Vapor for Magnetometry
This experimental optics project seeks to develop a novel magnetometer using an interaction between light and matter that is highly sensitive to magnetic fields, laser noise derived from quantum interference in an atomic vapor.
Read moreMechanisms of protein aggregation in Parkinson’s disease using zebrafish
Our lab studies the mechanisms that regulate neuron development as well as disease. Parkinson's Disease involves the abnormal aggregation of a protein called alpha-synuclein. In collaboration with Dr. Vivek Unni’s lab at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), we have established a zebrafish model for studying alpha-synuclein function in the living brain. Because zebrafish are transparent during development, we are able to visualize a fluorescence-tagged form of alpha-synuclein in vivo using confocal microscopy.
Read moreMapping Neuronal Circuitry using Brainbow zebrafish
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