Scott Barbee
Associate Professor
303-871-3582 (Office)
http://mysite.du.edu/~sbarbee/
Seeley G. Mudd Building, 2101 E. Wesley Ave. Denver, CO 80208
What I do
The Barbee lab focuses on understanding roles for RNA/protein interactions in Drosophila models for neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration.Specialization(s)
Neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, RNA biology
Degree(s)
- Ph.D., Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 2004
- MS, Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, 1998
Professional Affiliations
- Front Range Neuroscience Group
- RNA Society
Research
The Barbee lab uses Drosophila melanogaster and a model to understand the role of RNA/protein granules in neurons.
Key Projects
- Exploring roles for FMR/P-bodies in presynaptic development
Featured Publications
(2016). Presynaptic CamKII regulates activity-dependent axon terminal growth. Molecular and cellular neurosciences, 76, 33-41.
. (2013). The miRNA Pathway Controls Rapid Changes in Activity-Dependent Synaptic Structure at the Drosophila melanogaster Neuromuscular Junction. PLoS ONE, 8(7), e68385.
. (2012). The conserved P body component HPat/Pat1 negatively regulates synaptic terminal growth at the larval Drosophila neuromuscular junction. Journal of Cell Science, 125(24), 6105-6116.
. (2006). Staufen- and FMRP-containing neuronal RNPs are structurally and functionally related to somatic P-bodies. Neuron, 52(6), 997-1009.
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