Kang Shen
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
- Member, Bio-X
- Associate Professor, Pathology
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Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 724-7975
Professional Overview
Administrative Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences (2003 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Keck Distinguished Young Investigator Award, William Keck Foundation (2005)
- Searle Scholar award, Chicargo Community Trust (2005)
- Basil OConnor Award, March of Dimes (2005)
- Mcknight Neuroscience Scholar award, Mcknight foundation (2004)
- Whitehall foundation award, Whitehall foundation (2004)
- Alfred Sloan award, Alfred Sloan foundation (2004)
Professional Education
| Ph. D: | Duke University, Molecular Cellular neuroscience (1999) |
| MD: | Tongji Medical University, China (1994) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Peri Kurshan, Kota Mizumoto, Claire Richardson, Emerson Stewart, Jing Yan, Shaul Yogev
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
The connectivity of a neuron (its unique constellation of synaptic inputs and outputs) is essential for its function. Neuronal connections are made with exquisite accuracy between specific types of neurons. How each neuron finds its synaptic partners has been a central question in developmental neurobiology. We utilize the relatively simple nervous system of nematode C. elegans, to search for molecules that can specify synaptic connections and understand the molecular mechanisms of synaptic as
Publications
- A beta-catenin-dependent Wnt pathway mediates anteroposterior axon guidance in C. elegans motor neurons. PLoS One. 2009; (3): e4690
- Clathrin adaptor AP-1 complex excludes multiple postsynaptic receptors from axons in C. elegans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009; (5): 1632-7
- Deal breaker: semaphorin and specificity in the spinal stretch reflex circuit. Neuron. 2009; (1): 8-11
- Neurite extension: starting at the finish line. Cell. 2009; (2): 207-9
- RSY-1 is a local inhibitor of presynaptic assembly in C. elegans. Science. 2009; (5920): 1500-3
- The curious case of a wandering kinase: CaMKII spreads the wealth? Neuron. 2009; (3): 331-2
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