Our current research focuses on identifying the molecular and cellular interface that blood proteins use to interact with and change the functions
of cells in the nervous system.
In a paper published October 18 in Science, however, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found that the tumors can originate from other types of
differentiated cells in the nervous system, including cortical neurons.
«In a previous study focused on identification of the
first cells in the nervous system to fail during aging of this reflex we found that sensory neuron aging drives aging of the circuit, said Lynne Fieber, associate professor of marine biology and ecology at the UM Rosenstiel School.
Ultimately, we would like to collect the developmental history of
every cell in the nervous system and link that information to the cell's final function.
All
the cells in the nervous system are wrapped in an insulating coating called a myelin sheath.