Kai Zinn, Ph.D.
- Title
- Professor
- Department
- Biology and Biological Engineering
- Institution
- California Institute of Technology
- Address
- 1200 E. California Boulevard, 114-96
- Phone
- (818) 399-9333
- [email protected]
- Research field
- Neuroscience
- Award year
- 1990
Research
Our group studies the molecular mechanisms of axon guidance and synaptogenesis. The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is our primary experimental system. In the embryo, we examine signaling systems involved in motor and CNS axon guidance. In the larva, we study synaptogenesis and synaptic plasticity in the neuromuscular system. Our approaches combine genetics, molecular biology, electrophysiology, biochemistry, and cell biology.
Scholar Keywords
1990 Search Pew Scholars
- Paul J. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
- Brenda L. Bass, Ph.D.
- Mark D. Biggin, Ph.D.
- James A. Borowiec, Ph.D.
- Ralph C. Budd, M.D.
- Stephen M. Denning, M.D.
- Jorge E. Galan, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Carol W. Greider, Ph.D.
- Jonathon Howard, Ph.D.
- David J. Julius, Ph.D.
- Peter S. Kim, Ph.D.
- Frank A. Laski, Ph.D.
- James R. Lupski, M.D., Ph.D.
- Paul M. Macdonald, Ph.D.
- Carolyn E. Machamer, Ph.D.
- Hillary C.M. Nelson, Ph.D.
- Bradley B. Olwin, Ph.D.
- Stewart H. Shuman, M.D., Ph.D.
- Douglas Yee, M.D.
- Kai Zinn, Ph.D.