University of New Mexico-Main Campus · BiologyNeuroDiversity Lab
Mubarak Hussain Syed · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Research Focus
Dr. Mubarak Hussain Syed's lab focuses on understanding how nerve cells in the brain are formed and how they work together to control behavior. By studying a specific type of fruit fly, they explore the genetic and molecular mechanisms that lead to the creation of different nerve cell types. The lab also emphasizes training and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds in neuroscience, aiming to improve education and increase representation in the field.
neural stem cellsDrosophilaneurobiologyneural diversitybehavioral neuroscienceeducational outreachgene expressionneural circuitPueblo communities
Research Aims
3AIM 01Identify transcription factors and RNA-binding proteins that specify olfactory navigation circuits in Drosophila.
AIM 02Use genetic birthdating to examine lineage and birth timing of neural circuit elements in T2 NSCs.
AIM 03Promote science education and diversity in neuroscience through outreach programs targeting resource-limited communities.
Skills the Lab Values
genetic manipulationimmunohistochemistrylive cell imagingbehavioral assayselectrophysiologyRNA sequencingdata analysismolecular cloningbioinformatics
Output against the department
Publications37bottom 6% of dept.970th of 1,033
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Citations519bottom 2% of dept.1,012th of 1,033
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