Future Research

So, where is my research going from here?

reconstructed hair cells in different colors — Seven reconstructed hair cells from the zebrafish lateral line. All of these cells except the yellow one have been regenerated 24 hours post damage.

I am fascinated by how intracellular organelles can shape the lives of electrically excitable cells, and hope to continue this research trajectory into my own lab. I am also interested in neuronal regeneration, and their integration into preexisting circuitry. I hope to combine serial block-face microscopy, electrophysiology, and genetic tools to study organelles’ roles in neuronal function and regeneration. This will provide a nanoscale picture of how organelles govern the inner lives of neurons and other electrically excitable cells.