Research in my lab focuses on the processes that regulate the structure and organization of both the developing and adult nervous system. Using a variety of species, neural systems, anatomical, and electrophysiological techniques, we address the factors which regulate neuron number, distribution, morphology, and connectivity in the brain and spinal cord. Processes such as dendritic growth and retraction, and the maintenance of adult neuron morphology after nerve injury or spinal damage are of primary interest.
Neuroprotective effects of testosterone in two models of spinal motoneuron injury
Maternal effects in the development of a sexually dimorphic neuromuscular system
Development and plasticity of hormone-sensitive motoneurons
Postdoctoral position available at http://www.indiana.edu/~reprodiv/apply/