David Miller
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Research Snapshot: Discovery shows how synapses are built and function in the nervous system
Discovering a signaling pathway’s influence on brain development in a nematode sheds light on human nervous systems. Est. reading time: 2 mins. Read MoreNov 8, 2021
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Research Snapshot: First-ever gene expression map of an entire nervous system completed; researchers share data to expedite research into genetic defects affecting the brain
David Miller and Seth Taylor push genetic research forward by leading the completion of a gene expression atlas for the entire nervous system of the nematode C. elegans Est. reading time: 1.5 mins. Read MoreJul 26, 2021
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Microscopic spines connect worm neurons
Worm neurons have microscopic “spines” — where nerve-to-nerve communication happens — that share features with mammalian neurons, supporting the use of worms to study spine genetics and biology. Read MoreOct 17, 2019
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Team seeks to create genetic map of worm’s nervous system
A complete map of gene expression for the worm may help address broad questions in neuroscience about how gene expression programs establish diverse sets of neurons and how genetic differences contribute to neuronal function in healthy and disease conditions. Read MoreDec 7, 2018
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Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy holds 16th annual Student Research Symposium
The Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training hosted the 16th annual Student Research Symposium, the culmination of more than 100 undergraduate students’ summer research experiences as part of the elite Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy. Read MoreAug 6, 2018
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Refining neural circuitry
During development, neural circuits are remodeled – some synapses are eliminated and others are strengthened – to produce a mature, functional nervous system. Read MoreAug 2, 2016
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Class of 2016: Michaela Novakovic mixes music and science
Michaela Novakovic’s majors take her from the grand to the microscopic on a daily basis. The Sorrento, Florida, native and Blair School of Music senior is a double major in harp and molecular and cellular biology. Read MoreMay 5, 2016
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Nerve cell remodelers
Vanderbilt investigators have defined a gene expression program that controls the timing of synaptic remodeling – a process that is critical to brain development, learning and memory. Read MoreSep 18, 2015
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Members named to Academic Strategic Plan committees
Two committees tasked with fleshing out key initiatives in Vanderbilt’s Academic Strategic Plan are now staffed and ready to begin work. Read MoreOct 27, 2014
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Vanderbilt celebrates 18 elected fellows of the AAAS
Eighteen academic and administrative leaders at Vanderbilt University have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year. Read MoreNov 25, 2013
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Researchers track neuron branching’s genetic control switch
In an effort to understand how neurons develop different “architectures,” Vanderbilt developmental biologists have discovered a genetic switch that controls one type of neuron branching in the nematode worm. Read MoreAug 15, 2013
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Worm gene function? Check the map.
New gene expression atlas created for roundworms provides a basis for establishing roles for individual genes in the development of specific cell types. Read MoreMar 3, 2011