Kang Shen
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
- Member, Bio-X
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Administrative Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences (2003 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Keck Distinguished Young Investigator Award, William Keck Foundation (2005)
- Searle Scholar award, Chicargo Community Trust (2005)
- Basil O’Connor Award, March of Dimes (2005)
- Mcknight Neuroscience Scholar award, Mcknight foundation (2004)
- Whitehall foundation award, Whitehall foundation (2004)
Professional Education
| Ph. D: | Duke University, Molecular Cellular neuroscience (1999) |
| MD: | Tongji Medical University, China, (1994) |
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Research Interests
The connectivity of a neuron (its unique constellation of synaptic inputs and outputs) is essential for its function. Neuronal connections are made with exquisite accuracy between specific types of neurons. How each neuron finds its synaptic partners has been a central question in developmental neurobiology. We utilize the relatively simple nervous system of nematode C. elegans, to search for molecules that can specify synaptic connections and understand the molecular mechanisms of synaptic as
Publications
- Clathrin adaptor AP-1 complex excludes multiple postsynaptic receptors from axons in C. elegans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009; (5): 1632-7
- Neurite extension: starting at the finish line. Cell. 2009; (2): 207-9
- Transient cell-cell interactions in neural circuit formation. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2009; (4): 262-71
- The curious case of a wandering kinase: CaMKII spreads the wealth? Neuron. 2009; (3): 331-2
- Deal breaker: semaphorin and specificity in the spinal stretch reflex circuit. Neuron. 2009; (1): 8-11
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