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Susan McConnell
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Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 725-8786Administrative Contact Elyse Pierson Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 650-725-4816
Professional Snapshot
Honors and Awards
- Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2006)
- McKnight Investigator, McKnight Foundation (1997)
- SFN Young Investigator Award, Society for Neuroscience (1995)
- Terman Fellow, Stanford University (1994)
- McKnight Scholar, McKnight Foundation (1993)
Professional Education
| A.B.: | Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, Biology (1980) |
| Ph.D.: | Harvard University, Neurobiology (1987) |
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Scientific Focus
Research Interests
Susan McConnell is the Susan B. Ford Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University. She joined the Stanford faculty in 1989. McConnell studies the development of the cerebral cortex, the brain region that controls our highest cognitive and perceptual functions. The nerve cells of the cortex are generated during fetal life; once these cells are ‘born,’ they migrate over long distances before forming connections with other nerve cells. McConnell explores the mechanisms by which young neurons acquire an identity and establish specific connections. Her studies provide insights into the process of how the brain wires itself up during normal development.
Publications
- The Fezf2-Ctip2 genetic pathway regulates the fate choice of subcortical projection neurons in the developing cerebral cortex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008; (32): 11382-7
- Satb2 regulates callosal projection neuron identity in the developing cerebral cortex. Neuron. 2008; (3): 364-77
- The determination of projection neuron identity in the developing cerebral cortex. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2008; (1): 28-35
- Ongoing sonic hedgehog signaling is required for dorsal midline formation in the developing forebrain. Dev Neurobiol. 2008; (1): 83-100
- Visualization of embryonic neural stem cells using Hes promoters in transgenic mice. Mol Cell Neurosci. 2006; (1): 109-22
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