Gallo Laboratory Web Page
The laboratory investigates the role
of the cytoskeleton in axon extension and retraction during development and regeneration. We are
interested in all things related to the mechanisms of axon extension and
guidance. A current focus of the laboratory is the regulation of the
cytoskeleton by extra-cellular guidance cues, and the relevant signaling
pathways. Live imaging, molecular, biochemical and pharmacological approaches
are utilized to investigate these issues.
Lab Members and Web Pages (underlined)
Andrea Ketschek (graduate student)
Neeraj Kulkarni (graduate student)
Steve Jones (graduate student), Mirela Spillane (graduate student)
Gianluca Gallo
(PI)
Kathy Kollins (postdoctoral research scientist)
Lee Silver (Lab manager), Herb Francisco (research assistant, former graduate
student)
The laboratory welcomes undergraduate summer students from Philadelphia and Pennsylvania through the SURF program (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship)
lab phone number: 215 991 8291
Axon extension and the neuronal cytoskeleton
Current projects
Publications
Links to other growth cone pages
