The findings from the Stevens lab also provide insight into a molecule involved in cancer and birth defects.
The research from the Puthanveettil lab will help illuminate the molecular process underpinning learning and memory.
Work in the Karbstein lab shows how a protein becomes specific in its action, avoiding cellular havoc and disease.
At TSRI, Professor Baoji Xu’s research will include topics in the formation of long-term memory, the central control of body weight and glucose homeostasis, and the mechanisms behind neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s.