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Katya Brunette

Entering Class - 2004

E-mail: brune068@umn.edu

Undergraduate Institution and Major/Degree:

  • Hamilton College BA in Neuroscience

Major Advisor(s):

Research Description:

My primary research interest is to understand normal and iron deficient dendrite development in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons. We are looking at changes while the brain is iron deficient, as well as long term changes after iron repletion, which may suggest a sensitive period for specific growth processes. I have observed structural changes with Golgi staining, in addition to changes in transcript using qPCR, in our dietary iron deficiency model. I will be continuing to look at changes in protein levels and localization of selected genes of interest to further support the observed structural changes. These changes may provide support for the functional and behavioral data from the dietary rat model as well as data from the clinical population with perinatal brain iron deficiency.

Lab Rotations:

  • Bob Miller
  • Geoff Ghose
  • Neal Viemeister
  • Michael Georgieff

Courses Taken Beyond the Core Courses:

  • Psy 8060 - The Pathophysiology of Anxiety
  • MUS 5230 - Women's Chorus
  • CPSY 8301 - Developmental Cognitive Psychology
  • CPSY 8360 - Proseminar: Neurobehavioral Development
  • GCD 5036 - Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • GRAD 8101 - Teaching in Higher Education

Awards:

  • Center for Neurobehavioral Development Travel Award - Fall 2007

Conferences Attended and Presentations:

  • Society for Neuroscience annual meeting - Fall 2004
  • Attended and Presented a Poster at a Gordon Research Conference
    (Spring 2007) Dendrites: Molecules, Structure, and Function
  • Society for Neuroscience - poster - Fall 2007

Publications:

  • Gescheider, G., Bolanowski, S., Greenfield, T., Brunette, K., 2005 "Perception of the Tactile Texture of Raised Dot Patterns: A Multidimentional Analysis" Somatosens Mot Res., 22(3):127-140.

Professional Memberships:

  • Society for Neuroscience
  • Graduate Women in Science (Xi Chapter)

Home Town:

  • Paradise Valley , AZ