Grace A. FarberÂ
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences
University of the Sciences
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Farber holds a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in Cellular and Molecular Biology. She currently teaches Introductory Biology and several courses in Neuroscience. Her research background includes studies on animal behavior, the effect of stress on the autonomic nervous system, and molecular studies of neurodegenerative disease, specifically Mucolipidosis Type IV. Her research and teaching expertise focus mainly on cellular and molecular neurobiology. Dr. Farber currently accepts undergraduates for literature based independent study.
Research Interest
studies on animal behavior, the effect of stress on the autonomic nervous system, and molecular studies of neurodegenerative disease, specifically Mucolipidosis Type IV
Publications
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Colletti GA, Miedel MT, Quinn J, Andharia N, Weisz OA, Kiselyov K. Loss of lysosomal ion channel transient receptor potential channel mucolipin-1 (TRPML1) leads to cathepsin B-dependent apoptosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2012 Mar 9;287(11):8082-91.
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Kiselyov K, Colletti GA, Terwilliger A, Ketchum K, Lyons CW, Quinn J, Muallem S. TRPML: transporters of metals in lysosomes essential for cell survival?. Cell calcium. 2011 Sep 30;50(3):288-94.
