Not exact matches
The sea slug was the model organism for Kreiner's thesis research, which
explored how
cellular mechanisms mediate simple
behaviors and led to a publication in Science.
The cell influences its microenvironment and, at the same time, the microenvironment influences
cellular behavior — I am
exploring this interrelationship.
His research group focuses on big data network biology,
exploring biological systems by developing and deploying algorithms aimed to predict cell
behavior, in particular looking at
cellular signal processing and decision making.
Once they had achieved this precise control over the
cellular interactions in the brain, they turned to
exploring behavior: Mice that are less fearful are more likely to venture farther than others.
Beyond the internal interactions of the protein itself, these designed oligomers can be used to
explore basic questions about how the structure of signaling molecules affects the
behavior of receptors and
cellular response.
In my lab, we
explore the molecular,
cellular, and behavioral mechanisms through which two types of molecules, sex steroids and neuropeptides in the vasopressin / oxytocin family, act within those circuits to influence social
behaviors associated with reproduction.