Neil R. Smalheiser, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Anatomy & Cell Biology
Cellular/Molecular, Disease/Therapeutics
Biochemical, molecular, developmental, and cellular studies of nerve cells; microRNAs, other small RNAs and RNA interference in the nervous system; data-mining techniques in medical informatics and bioinformatics.
Selected references
- Lugli G, Torvik VI, Larson J, Smalheiser NR. Expression of microRNAs and their precursors in synaptic fractions of adult mouse forebrain. J Neurochem. 2008;106(2):650-61.
- Smalheiser NR. Exosomal transfer of proteins and RNAs at synapses in the nervous system. Biol Direct. 2007;2:35.
- Smalheiser NR, Torvik VI. Alu elements within human mRNAs are probable microRNA targets. Trends Genet. 2006;22(10):532-6.