Ricardo Dolmetsch
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor, Neurobiology
- Member, Bio-X
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Honors and Awards
- Society for Neuroscience Young Investigator Award, Society for Neuroscience (2007)
- NIH Pioneer Award, National Institutes of Health (2008-2013)
- Searle Scholar, Searle Foundation (2004-2006)
- Career Award in the Biomedical Sciences, Burroughes Welcome Fund (2002-2007)
- McKnight Scholar, McKnight Endowment for Neurosciences (2004-2006)
- Helen Hay Whitney Fellow, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation (1999-2002)
Professional Education
| Postdoctoral Fellow: | Harvard Medical School, Neuroscience (2003) |
| Ph.D.: | Stanford University, Neuroscience (1997) |
| B.Sc.: | Brown University, Neuroscience (1990) |
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Current Research Interests
Our lab studies the underlying neurobiology of autism and other neuro-developmental disorders. We are particularly interested in understanding how electrical activity and calcium signals control the development of the brain and how this is altered in children with autism spectrum disorders. We are also developing new tools to study and repair the developing brain.
Publications
- In vitro human corticogenesis. Neuron. 2013; (3): 379-81
- Timothy syndrome is associated with activity-dependent dendritic retraction in rodent and human neurons. Nat Neurosci. 2013; (2): 201-9
- LRRK2 mutant iPSC-derived DA neurons demonstrate increased susceptibility to oxidative stress. Cell Stem Cell. 2011; (3): 267-80
- MicroRNA-mediated conversion of human fibroblasts to neurons. Nature. 2011; (7359): 228-31
- The human brain in a dish: the promise of iPSC-derived neurons. Cell. 2011; (6): 831-4
- Using iPSC-derived neurons to uncover cellular phenotypes associated with Timothy syndrome. Nat Med. 2011; (12): 1657-62
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