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Donna M. Fekete

Donna M. Fekete. Ph.D. Anatomy, Harvard Med. Sch. Auditory nerve & cochlear nucleus Postdoctoral Fellowships at MRC (London) and Harvard Med. Sch. Limb development Retina development Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science Inner ear embryology

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Donna M. Fekete

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  1. Donna M. Fekete • Ph.D. Anatomy, Harvard Med. Sch. • Auditory nerve & cochlear nucleus • Postdoctoral Fellowships at MRC (London) and Harvard Med. Sch. • Limb development • Retina development • Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science • Inner ear embryology • Gene transfer into the embryonic inner ear • Funding from NIH (NIDCD) & NOHR

  2. MAMMAL vestibular vestibular neurons neurons auditory auditory Current Research Areas • Genetic basis of inner ear development • Cell lineage • Cell fate specification • Hair bundle polarity • Axon guidance • Genetic basis of congenital deafness • Animal Models: • Chicken • Zebrafish • Mouse

  3. Virus-mediated gene transfer in embryos • -virus design and construction • In situ hybridization • Immunohistochemistry • Tract tracing in the nervous system • Confocal and electron microscopy • Molecular biology Methodologies

  4. Wnt Recent Results Discovery of a signaling pathway that influences two essential cell fate decisions: - sensory vs. non-sensory fates - vestibular vs. auditory fates

  5. Gene discovery in zebrafish ear eye Trap genes involved in development of the ear and associated neurons in the brain--screening is done by looking for fluorescence in live embryos. Future Directions yolk Loss-of-function to explore the role of the genes. Gain-of-function to test other candidate genes in the ears or neurons.

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