User:Cookb

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Brian L. Cook
500 Technology Square -- NE47-380
Cambridge, MA 02139

Office: (617) 324-1947
Fax: (617) 258-5239
Email: cookb@mit.edu

Ph.D. Candidate
MIT Biological Engineering
Zhang Lab (Center for Biomedical Engineering)

About Me

Currently I'm in my 4th year of graduate school, researching smell (olfactory receptors).  
I'm currently serving as a graduate advisor for the 2007 MIT iGEM team.  
For more info on iGEM, check out the iGEM 2007 Page!

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13. Spehr M, Schwane K, Riffell JA, Zimmer RK, and Hatt H. Odorant receptors and olfactory-like signaling mechanisms in mammalian sperm. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2006 May 16;250(1-2):128-36. DOI:10.1016/j.mce.2005.12.035 |