My research interests are focused on the development and function of the nervous system. Specifically, my lab is working to better define the molecular mechanisms that underlie neuronal growth cone migrations during nervous system development (axon guidance) and the subsequent communication that occurs at synapses between neurons after development is completed (neurotransmission). A fundamental comprehension of neurotransmission will help us understand information storage and processing in the brain and combined with a through knowledge of axon guidance we may eventually be capable of using drugs to recreate functional neural circuits in those who have suffered damage to the central nervous system.
