MOLECULAR PATHWAYS CONTROLLING NEURAL STEM CELL FATE,

DIFFERENTIATION, & CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY

Research

Molecular Mechanisms of Neural Fate Specification

How are neural progenitors cells programmed to adopt particular cell fates?

Regulation of Neural Stem and Progenitor Cell Maintenance and Differentiation

What determines the size, shape, and complexity of the nervous system?

Mechanisms of Neural Circuit Assembly

How are functional neural circuits constructed?

Stem Cell-Based Modeling of Human Development and Disease

Can we harness our knowledge of developmental mechanisms to understand human specific features and disease pathologies?