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Principal Investigator:
Schwob, James, M.D., Ph.D.
George A. Bates Professor of Histology and Chair; Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology

Department of Anatomy & Cellular Biology
Tufts University 
School of Medicine
136 Harrison Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02111

Office Phone:  
(617)636-6626

Lab Phone: 
(617)636-2418

FAX: 
(617)636-0823

EMail Address: jim.schwob@tufts.edu

Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology

Sackler School

Medical School

 

 


Expertise of the Laboratory
Research Disciplines:

Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Neurobiology

Research Interests: Axon outgrowth and specificity
Neurogenesis
Neural regeneration
Stem cells
Ig superfamily cell adhesion molecules
Placodal development
Generation of neuronal diversity
Olfactory function after injury
Olfactory system structure and organization
Ensheathing cells/olfactory glia
TGF-beta
Cytokines
Helix-loop-helix transcription factors
Notch-Delta signalling pathway
Human olfactory pathophysiology

Other Interests: Genomics and Bioinformatics
Laboratory Expertise:

Recombinant DNA techniques
PCR techniques
cDNA library techniques
Eukaryotic and prokaryotic protein expression
Protein analysis
Subcellular fractionation
Protein purification
Monoclonal and polyclonal antibody production
Immunoassay
Radioiodination
Cell culture techniques
Stem cell transplantation techniques
Retroviral vectors for lineage tracing and manipulation of gene expression
Light and electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry
Image analysis

 

Program in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
136 Harrison Avenue, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02111 617-636-6685

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