Neurobiology

Neurobiology

synapse formation, maintenance, and pruning • learning and memory • behavior • neuronal cell fate and diversity • axonal guidance • diseases of the nervous system

Rudolf Jaenisch
Faculty Spotlight

Rudolf Jaenisch

Professor of Biology; Core Member, Whitehead Institute; Member, Institute of Medicine

Rudolf Jaenisch uses pluripotent cells (ES and iPS cells) to study the genetic and epigenetic basis of human diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, autism and cancer.

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Meet the MIT Bio Faculty: Sara Prescott

Individual neurons mix multiple RNA edits of key synapse protein, study finds

Individual neurons mix multiple RNA edits of key synapse protein, fly study finds

Study connects neural gene expression differences to functional distinctions

Brady Weissbourd named Klingenstein-Simons Fellow