http://www.biol.unt.edu/~schwark/FunNeuroLab/Home.htm
Google Scholar
Dr. Jannon Fuchs teaches classes in the following areas: Neuroscience I: Cells and
Circuits, Neuroscience II: Brain & Behavior, Topics in Neuroscience, Research Presentations,
and Science Writing.
Dr. Fuchs' research interests include developmental neuroscience, and primary cilia
in the birth and survival of cells in the nervous system.
Degrees:
- Doctor of Philosophy in Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego.
- Master of Science in Psychology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Bachelor of Arts in Biology, University of Chicago.
Experience:
Dr. Fuchs' main areas of research concern (1) the role of primary cilia in the birth
and survival of cells in the nervous system; and (2) effects of early experience on
brain development.
Selected Publications:
- CDK5RAP2 Regulates Centriole Licensing in Mice, Developmental Cell 8:913-926 (2010)
- Cilia proteins control cerebellar morphogenesis by promoting expansion of the granule
progenitor pool, Journal of Neuroscience 27: 9780-9789 (2007).
- Primary cilia are indispensable, ubiquitous chemosensory and mechanosensory organelles,
Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering
and Sciences, pp. 359-364 (2005).