Janet E. Richmond, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Cellular/Molecular, Disease/Therapeutics
We study the molecular basis of synaptic transmission using the genetic model organism C. elegans, with emphases on the regulation of neurotransmitter release and receptor trafficking.
Selected references
- Gracheva EO, Burdina AO, Holgado AM, Berthelot-Grosjean M, Ackley BD, Hadwiger G, Nonet ML, Weimer RM and Richmond JE Tomosyn inhibits Synaptic Vesicle Priming in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS Biology 2006;4:1426-1437.
- Gally C, Eimer, S, Richmond JE and Bessereau JL A transmembrane protein required for acetylcholine receptor clustering in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature 2004;431:578-582.
- Gracheva EO, Burdina AO, Touroutine D, Berthelot-Grosjean M, Parekh H, Richmond JE. Tomosyn negatively regulates CAPS-dependent peptide release at Caenorhabditis elegans synapses. J. Neurosci. 2007;27(38):10176-84.