Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology & Pharmacology
Education
BS, Biochemistry, Texas A&M University
MS, Medical Sciences, Harvard University
PhD, Cell Biology, Harvard University
Postdoctoral Training, University of California, Berkeley; Harvard Medical School
Location
Campus: Boston
Office: Jaharis 706
Laboratory: Jaharis 701D
Contact Information
Office Phone: 617-636-3950
Lab Phone: 617-636-6627
E-mail 
Links
Research Web Site 
Recent Publications 
Graduate Programs
Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Neuroscience
Research Synopsis
Our laboratory is interested in identifying genes and molecular mechanisms involved in the targeting and turnover of synaptic proteins. We use a combination of genetics, biochemistry, in vivo fluorescence imaging and behavior to study the localization and regulation of postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptors. Understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in localizing and regulating synaptic proteins will reveal how synapses are built during development (synaptogenesis), and regulated in the mature nervous system during learning and memory. Studies revealing the function of proteins at normal synapses will provide the foundation for understanding the molecular basis of aberrant synaptic transmission observed in various neurological diseases.
Lab Members
Lina Dahlberg, Postdoctoral Scholar 
Steven Garafalo, PhD Student in Cellular & Molecular Physiology
Annette McGehee, Postdoctoral Scholar
Ben Moss, MD, PhD Student in Neuroscience 