Thomas Clandinin
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Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-7556
Professional Overview
Honors and Awards
- Pioneer Awardee, NIH (2007)
- Scholar, McKnight Foundation (2006)
- Fellow, Klingenstein Foundation (2005)
- Burroughs-Wellcome Career Development Award, Burroughs-Wellcome Foundation (2000)
- Searle Scholar, Searle Foundation (2003)
Professional Education
| B.Sc.: | University of Alberta, Genetics (1990) |
| M.Sc.: | University of Calgary, Medical Genetics (1992) |
| Ph.D.: | Caltech, Biology (1998) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Erin Barnhart, Damon Clark, Daryl Gohl, Jennifer Hwa, Martha Klovstad, Marion Silies
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My lab addresses two distinct questions. That is, how can precise patterns of neuronal connections be genetically programmed during development, and how, once formed, can such circuits be used to mediate complex visual behaviors? Using the fruit fly visual system as a model, we employ genetic approaches to manipulate the functions of genes and neurons. From this, we infer specific developmental roles for particular molecules, and infer specific computational roles for individual neurons.
Publications
- A versatile in vivo system for directed dissection of gene expression patterns. Nat Methods. 2011; (3): 231-7
- Molecular and cellular mechanisms of lamina-specific axon targeting. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2010; (3): a001743
- Watching the fly brain in action. Nat Methods. 2010; (7): 505-6
- More than just glue: the diverse roles of cell adhesion molecules in the Drosophila nervous system. Cell Adh Migr. 2009 Jan-Mar; (1): 36-42
- Complex interactions amongst N-cadherin, DLAR, and Liprin-alpha regulate Drosophila photoreceptor axon targeting. Dev Biol. 2009; (1): 10-9
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