Faculty Directory
Neurobiology & Anatomy
Dorsky, Richard
421 Wintrobe
Phone: 581-6073
E-Mail: richard.dorsky@neuro.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Developmental neurobiology
- function of WNT signaling in zebra fish central nervous
systems.
Student Participation: Zebra fish care, molecular
biology projects, fish injections, basic lab duties.
Background Needed: Basic molecular biology, development.
Some neurobiology would help. These guidelines are flexible!
Outside Majors: Biology, Bio-Chemistry, Physiology
(Pre-Med).
Student generated projects may be considered.
Levine, Ed
3343 HCI
Phone: 587-9537/587-9538
E-Mail: edward.levine@hci.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Development of vertebrate
nervous system; regeneration in central nervous system.
Student Participation: Molecular Biology
Background Needed: Basic biology, chemistry.
Outside Majors: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology
Student generated projects may be considered.
Schoenwolf, Gary
412 MREB
Phone: 581-6453
E-mail: schoenwolf@med.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Cellular & molecular mechanisms
involved in formation of the central nervous system during
embryonic development.
Student Participation: Participation in an independent
but supervised research project. Training would be provided
in a variety of important techniques.
Background Needed: Courses in general biology, chemistry,
anatomy, embryology; experience with photography,computers
or microscopy.
Outside Majors: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science,
Pre-Medicine.
Key Words: Neurobiology, Developmental Biology, Central
Nervous System, Embryonic Development.
Student generated projects strongly encouraged.
Scott, Sheryl A.
509 Wintrobe
Phone: 585-5633/5-5634
Email: sheryl.scott@hsc.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Developmental neurobiology.
Studies are carried out in chick embryos or in cultures of
chick neurons, skin or muscle. Projects included studies of
neuron outgrowth and pathfinding; interactions of sensory
nerves with skin and muscle; expression of adhesive and repulsive
molecules in skin; development of sensory receptors (e.g.
muscle spindles); effects of trophic factors on sensory neurons.
Student Participation: Students could prepare neuronal
cultures; fix, cut, and stain histological sections of embryos;
do embryonic surgery in the egg; count or measure neurons,
muscle cells, or sensory receptors: do insitu hybridization
or RT - PCR. Student could have his/her own project for which
he/she would be responsible, or be part of a larger project.
Background Needed: Introductory biology; introductory
chemistry also preferred.
Outside Major: Biology, Physiology, Chemistry.
Key Words: Sensory neurons; development; nervous
system; chick embryos; sensory receptors; immunohistochemistry;
trophic factors.
Student generated projects may be considered.
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