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Dr. Farah Lubin -Assistant Professor E-mail:Farah
Dr. Lubin received her undergraduate degree from Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama and her Ph.D. in Cell/Molecular Biology and Immunology from Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York. She has also worked as a research assistant at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Lubin has completed two postdoctoral fellowships in Molecular Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and most recently in the Department of Neurobiology at UAB. Dr. Lubin is a recipient of a Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIMH) and FASEB Award.
She has coauthored numerous publications in various scientific journals. Her most recent publications in J. Neuroscience and Neuron gives insight not only into the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying long-term memory, but also insights into the fundamental mechanisms that might be deranged in cognitive disorders. Dr. Lubin’s research is primarily directed towards characterizing the role of epigenetic mechanisms and signaling cascades that mediate the interaction of the NF-kB transcription factors to chromatin, and determining how they participate in the regulation of gene expression as they relate to learning and memory.
Swati Gupta, BS-Graduate Student in Neurobiology (Cell and Molecular Biology Program) E-mail:Swati
Swati joined the lab in January 2009 and is currently working on Histone Methylation regulation of gene expression changes necessary for long-term memory formation. Swati’s CV
Ryley Parrish, BS-Graduate Student in Neurobiology (Neuroscience Program) E-mail:Ryley
Ryley joined the lab in March 2009 and is currently working on Epigenetic regulation of genes in epilepsy-associated memory dysfunction.
Rosemary Puckett, BS-Graduate Student in Neurobiology (Neuroscience Program) E-mail:Rosemary
Rosemary joined the lab in March 2011 and is currently working on nicotine effects on epigenetic mechanisms serving to enhance learning and memory.
Robin Davis, BS-Lab Technician E-mail:Robin
Robin is working on Cell-type specific epigenetic regulation of genes that are important in hippocampal-dependent memory formation.
Sarah Morse, Masters student and prior student in the Science and Technology Honors Program at UAB E-mail:Sarah
Sarah is working on the effect of Environmental Enrichment on epigenetic regulation of genes in age-related memory dysfunction.Sarah’s CV
Recent Publications- HDAC activity is required for BDNF to increase quantal neurotransmitter release and dendritic spine density in CA1 pyramidal neurons.HDAC activity is required for BDNF to increase quantal neurotransmitter release and dendritic spine density in CA1 pyramidal neurons. Hippocampus. 2011 Dec 7; Authors: Calfa G, Chapleau CA, Campbell S, Inoue T, Morse SJ, Lubin FD, Pozzo-Miller L Abstract Molecular mechanisms involved in the strengthening and formation of synapses include the activation and r […]
- HDAC activity is required for BDNF to increase quantal neurotransmitter release and dendritic spine density in CA1 pyramidal neurons.