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Ph.D, University of Kansas Medical Center & Stowers Institute for Medical Research | Ph.D, University of Kansas Medical Center & Stowers Institute for Medical Research | ||
While a graduate student I worked in the lab of Dr. Paul Trainor at the Stowers Institute studying the | While a graduate student I worked in the lab of Dr. Paul Trainor at the Stowers Institute studying the induction and patterning of neural crest cells during craniofacial development. Neural crest cells comprise ~95% of all head, facial, and neck structures and give rise to a diverse range of derivatives in the head and throughout the body. While working with Paul, I studied the development of this cell type during normal and abnormal craniofacial morphogenesis in the mouse. | ||
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Biography
Postdoctoral researcher in the Johnson Lab
Biography
Ph.D, University of Kansas Medical Center & Stowers Institute for Medical Research
While a graduate student I worked in the lab of Dr. Paul Trainor at the Stowers Institute studying the induction and patterning of neural crest cells during craniofacial development. Neural crest cells comprise ~95% of all head, facial, and neck structures and give rise to a diverse range of derivatives in the head and throughout the body. While working with Paul, I studied the development of this cell type during normal and abnormal craniofacial morphogenesis in the mouse.
Current Focus
In general I am interested in developmental neuroscience which brought me to Jane's lab here at UT Southwestern. I am currently examining the role of Ascl1 (Mash1) in the development of spinal cord tumors which are prevalent in young children.
Publications
To be updated....
Contact info
Jennifer Dennis
Department of Neuroscience
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd., NA 4-146
Dallas, TX 75390-9111
Jennifer.Dennis@utsouthwestern.edu
Lab 214-648-1874
