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Ashok Gopinath ag265 @ cornell.edu T 2001      607-253-4402   [edit] Post-Doc associated with: Dave M. Lin Department: Biomedical Sciences Field: Genetics and Development Keywords: Cell and Molecular Neuroscience (23), Development (21), Mouse (11), Olfaction (11) My work involves trying to identify molecules and processes in the olfactory epitheleum that affect (i) Axon Guidance (ii) Gene Expression of olfactory receptors Our lab uses the mouse as a model system to understand the biology behind these events. Until now, my research has been limited to the screening of several putative axon guidance molecules (involved in other axon guidance events in other systems), and assaying for odorant receptor expression profiles. The primary means to do this is by RNA in-situ hybridization on serial sections of the nose of mice at various stages. More broadly, I envisage to exploit rapidly developing technologies like DNA micro-array technology, and perhaps some proteomic assays, to understand the role of individual molecules in the context of the several other molecules likely to have a role in these events.

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