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Stephen J Smith
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Molecular & Cellular Physiology
- Member, Bio-X
- Member, Cancer Center
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| Service on Board of Directors: | Nanometrics, Inc. |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Research in the Smith Laboratory addresses brain development and function. Special interests include dynamic and structural aspects of synaptogenesis, cell-cell adhesion and synaptic plasticity. The experimental approach uses sophisticated optical imaging techniques to study live neural cells in cultures, tissues and intact organisms. Recent projects have addressed the dynamics of dendrite growth and presynaptic vesicle pools in hippocampus, the effects of patterned electrical activity in developing tissues, and cytoskeletal rearrangements during cell-cell adhesion events.
Publications
- Classical MHCI molecules regulate retinogeniculate refinement and limit ocular dominance plasticity. Neuron. 2009; (4): 463-70
- Gabapentin receptor alpha2delta-1 is a neuronal thrombospondin receptor responsible for excitatory CNS synaptogenesis. Cell. 2009; (2): 380-92
- Sleep-wake regulation and hypocretin-melatonin interaction in zebrafish. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009; (51): 21942-7
- Integrated semiconductor optical sensors for cellular and neural imaging. Appl Opt. 2007; (10): 1881-9
- Circuit reconstruction tools today. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2007; (5): 601-8
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