Kang Shen
PROFESSOR
BIOLOGY AND OF PATHOLOGY
Stanford University
United States of America
Biography
He has been Assistant Professor, Biology, Stanford University (2003 - 2009), Associate Professor, Biology, Stanford University (2009 - 2013), Professor, Biology & Pathology, Stanford University (2013 - Present), Howard Hughes Investigator, Biology, Stanford University (2008 - Present).
Research Interest
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
Publications
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Dong X, Liu OW, Howell AS, Shen K (2013) An Extracellular Adhesion Molecule Complex Patterns Dendritic Branching and Morphogenesis CELL 155: 296-307
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Mizumoto K, Shen K (2013) Two Wnts Instruct Topographic Synaptic Innervation in C. elegans. Cell reports 5: 389-396.
