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Growth Cone

NEWS

April 2012

Congratulations to Yingpei He for receiving a 2012-13 PRF research grant!

Congratulations to Cory Weaver for receiving a Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Award!

Congratulations to James Hamilton for receiving the Frank G. Brooks Award for Excellence in Student Research at the recent Beta Beta Beta National Biology Honor Society District Convention!

Jan 12

Daniel Suter and Peter Hollenbeck published an invited Nature Neuroscience News and Views article on a recent paper from the Bargmann lab about the mechanisms underlying the establishment of neuronal polarity.

Oct 11

The Suter Lab welcomes three rotation students in the academic year 2011/12: Jesyin Lai (PULSe), Rosemary Morman (Biology), and Janak Gaire (Biology).

Congratuations! Aih Cheun Lee’s growth cone picture was selected for the Cell Picture Show on Cell Motility.
http://www.cell.com/cell_picture_show-cellmotility

July 11

Congratuations! The following students received their Summer Research Fellowships:
James: HHMI; Lauren: SURF; Monique: LSAMP

The Suter lab is interested in understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of cell motility. We are currently focusing our research efforts on directional movements of neuronal growth cones, which are highly motile structures at the tip of axons and dendrites. Growth cones are sophisticated signaling devices, capable of detecting information in the environment and transducing it towards the dynamic cytoskeleton that ultimately drives the motility. Understanding these mechanisms is not only important for neuronal development, but also to design strategies that overcome neuronal degeneration after injuries and diseases.

The Suter lab is part of the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Purdue University. The laboratory is located on the second floor of Lilly Hall of Life Sciences. Thank you for visiting our Website!