Samuel Petshow

Research Description

My long-term goalsas a researcher areto understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in learningandmemoryand to determine how theyare altered in age-related neurodegenerative diseases. I am fascinated by the intricate cellular and molecular processes required in the development of the mammalian brain, and the new technologies used to investigate them. For graduate research project, I will seek to understand the mechanisms by which Ephexin5 regulates dendritic spine plasticity and contributes to Alzheimer’s disease.