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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

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