Stanford School of Medicine
Neuroscience Institute at Stanford–

Thomas Clandinin

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Profile: http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Thomas_Clandinin/
Academic Appointments
Appointment
Organization
Assistant Professor
Neurobiology
Member
Bio-X
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Neurobiology ; Neurosciences ;
 
Honors & Awards
Title
Organization
Date(s)
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
6  honors and awards: view full list
Professional Education
Degree
Awarding Institution
Field of Study
Year of Graduation
B.Sc.
University of Alberta
Genetics
1990
M.Sc.
University of Calgary
Medical Genetics
1992
Ph.D.
Caltech
Biology
1998
Postdoctoral Advisees
Damon Clark, Daryl Gohl, Tina Schwabe, Mathias Wernet, Saskia de Vries
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
  • Chen PL, Clandinin TR "The cadherin Flamingo mediates level-dependent interactions that guide photoreceptor target choice in Drosophila." Neuron 2008; 58: 1: 26-33 More »
  • Katsov AY, Clandinin TR "Motion processing streams in Drosophila are behaviorally specialized." Neuron 2008; 59: 2: 322-35 More »
  • Mast JD, Tomalty KM, Vogel H, Clandinin TR "Reactive oxygen species act remotely to cause synapse loss in a Drosophila model of developmental mitochondrial encephalopathy." Development 2008; 135: 15: 2669-79 More »
  • Choe KM, Prakash S, Bright A, Clandinin TR "Liprin-{alpha} is required for photoreceptor target selection in Drosophila." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; More »
  • Katsov A, Clandinin TR "Insect vision: remembering the shape of things." Curr Biol 2006; 16: 10: R369-71 More »
15 publications:   view full list

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