Key Documents
Russell D. Fernald
- Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
- Member, Bio-X
Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email rfernald@stanford.edu
Honors and Awards
- Rank Prize in Vision/Opto-electronics, Rank Foundation (February 2004)
- Fellow-American Association for Advancement of Science, AAAS (2003)
- Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (1999-2006)
- NIH Fogarty Senior International Fellowship, NIH (1985-86)
- Benjamin Scott Crocker Professor of Human Biology, Stanford University (1994-)
- Dinkelspiel Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education, Stanford University (2000)
- Cox Medal for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research, Stanford University (1998)
- Bing Prize for Excellence & Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching, Stanford University (1996-99)
Professional Education
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania Biophysics (1969)
- B.S., Swarthmore College Electrical Engineering/Physics (1963)
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Web Site Links
Research Interests
How does social experience influence the brain?
Our research is focused on understanding the mechanisms through which social change is transduced into cellular and molecular change.
How is retinal progenitor cell division and differentiation controlled?
The eyes of teleost fish continue to grow throughout life, and new cells are continually added to the functional retina. We are using this model system to determine what extrinsic and intrinsic signals influence the fate of retinal progenitors, particularly rod progenitors.
Publications
- Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2009;
- Endocrinology. 2009; (6): 2507-8
- Proc Biol Sci. 2008; (1649): 2393-402
- Mol Cell Neurosci. 2008; (1): 69-84
- Horm Behav. 2008; (3): 463-70
- Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2008; (2): 148-55
- Endocrinology. 2007; (10): 5060-71
- Horm Behav. 2007; (1): 164-70
- J Comp Neurol. 2007; (1): 57-73
- Nature. 2007; (7126): 429-32
- J Endocrinol. 2006; (1): 183-90
- Behav Brain Res. 2006; (2): 291-5
- Behav Brain Res. 2006; (2): 342-6
- Science. 2006; (5795): 1914-8
- Brain Behav Evol. 2006; (4): 241-54
- J Neurosci. 2006; (25): 6813-22
- J Comp Neurol. 2006; (3): 314-23
- Vis Neurosci. 2005 Mar-Apr; (2): 135-41
- J Comp Neurol. 2005; (2): 220-32
- PLoS Biol. 2005; (11): e363
- J Comput Biol. 2005; (8): 1047-64
- Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 2005; (1): 91-100
- Brain Behav Evol. 2005; (1): 1-9
- Horm Behav. 2005; (3): 336-42
- Biol Reprod. 2004; (3): 909-18
- Brain Behav Evol. 2004; (3): 141-7
- Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 2004; (1-2): 193-7
- Int J Dev Biol. 2004; (8-9): 701-5
- Endocrinology. 2003; (10): 4226-36
- Novartis Found Symp. 2002; 169-84; discussion 184-6, 203-6, 253-7
- J Exp Biol. 2002; (Pt 17): 2567-81
- Endocrinology. 2001; (5): 1737-43
- J Neurosci. 2000; (12): 4740-4
- Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2000; (4): 444-50
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999; (24): 14171-6
- J Neurobiol. 1999; (3): 435-42
- Front Neuroendocrinol. 1999; (3): 224-40
- FEBS Lett. 1999; (2-3): 289-91
- Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 1998; (1): 143-6
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998; (1): 305-9
- Gen Comp Endocrinol. 1998; (3): 322-9
- Gen Comp Endocrinol. 1998; (1): 17-25
- J Comp Neurol. 1997; (3): 435-43
- Brain Behav Evol. 1997; (4): 253-9
- Recent Prog Horm Res. 1997; 455-73; discussion 473-4
- Gen Comp Endocrinol. 1996; (1): 7-19
- Horm Behav. 1996; (3): 216-26
- Brain Res. 1996; (1): 40-4
- Vis Neurosci. 1995 May-Jun; (3): 457-61
- J Neurosci Methods. 1995; (1-2): 179-83
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1995; (18): 8363-7
- Dev Biol. 1995; (1): 136-41
- Brain Behav Evol. 1995; (6): 371-7
- Prog Brain Res. 1995; 171-7
- Brain Res. 1995; (1): 119-25
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994; (4): 1423-7
- Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 1994; (2): 151-60
- Vis Neurosci. 1993 Nov-Dec; (6): 1055-64
- Vis Neurosci. 1993 Nov-Dec; (6): 1065-71
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993; (16): 7794-8
- Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 1993; (2): 183-7
- J Neurosci. 1993; (2): 434-41
- J Neurobiol. 1992; (8): 1084-93