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Nathan Jorgensen

Ph.D. 2007

E-mail: jorge036@umn.edu

Website: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~jorg0191/


Undergraduate Institution and Major/Degree:

  • B.A. Saint Johns University Individualized Psychology

Major Advisor(s):

Research Description:

My current research involves the development of transgenic mice to cell-specifically regulate activity of protiens we believe will alter the pathogenesis of the cerebellar degenerative disease, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1.

Lab Rotations:

  • Janet Dubinsky
  • Walter Low
  • Laura Ranum

Courses Taken Beyond the Core Courses:

  • Advanced Genetic
  • Advanced Human Genetics

Publications:

  • Serra HG, Duvick L, Zu T, Carlson K, Stevens S, Jorgensen N , Lysholm A, Burright E, Zoghbi HY, Clark HB, Andresen JM, Orr HT. RORalpha-mediated Purkinje cell development determines disease severity in adult SCA1 mice. Cell. 2006 Nov 17;127(4):697-708.