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Investigating 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?
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What are the effects of developmental nicotine exposure?
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.
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