x

Faculty Profile

Gary Bassell
Gary Bassell
Professor
Email
Whitehead Biomedical Research Bld. 415
404.727.3772
Bassell Lab
Research Interests:

-Molecular and cellular mechanisms of mRNA transport and local protein synthesis in neurons

-live cell imaging and superresolution microscopy 

-mouse models of fragile x syndrome, spinal muscular atrophy and spinal cord injury 

-human iPSC stem cell models of neurological diseases and stem cell engineering

-translational research and drug discovery

Publications:

  

  

     

  

 

 

Read Next:
Simone Douglas-Green headshot
Douglas-Green Returns to Coulter BME as a Faculty Member

During a lab tour, master’s student Sahar Ibrahim, right, shows Scott and Arline Alexander an example of a 3D-printed vascular structure that can be designed to mimic a specific patient’s anatomy. Ibrahim works with David Frakes, a Coulter BME associate professor. (Photo: Joshua Stewart)
Alexanders Expand Support for Heart Valve Research

The new Design Garden space includes moveable furniture, plenty of whiteboards, and a skyline view of Midtown Atlanta. Located below the Veterans Resource Center in the Georgia Tech BioQuad, the space triples the amount of design-focused square footage in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. (Photo: Craig Bromley)
Coulter BME Plants Seeds of Growth in New Design Garden

Andrés García is the second director of the Petit Institute elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Andrés García Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Bioengineer is third Georgia Tech faculty member and second Petit Institute director to receive honor, following in footsteps of Bob Nerem and former BME Chair Susan Margulies