Alba Diz-Muñoz did her PhD as a joint grad student in the laboratories of Dr. Paluch and Dr. Heisenberg at the MPI-CBG in Dresden. After her PhD, she continued in the group of Dr. Paluch as Postdoctoral Fellow. In 2012, she moved to California and did her postdoctoral studies with the groups of Dr. Weiner at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Dr. Fletcher at UC Berkeley....
In the retina, like in most other brain regions, different neuron types are precisely arranged into distinct layers giving the tissue its stratified pattern. Such spatial patterning needs to be highly controlled and orchestrated, as its disorganization leads to impaired retinal function. Yet, how retinal neuron pattern formation emerges remains largely unknown. To understand this, we use the...
DNA is a target of various damaging agents such as reactive oxygen species, ionizing radiation, or abortive topoisomerase activity. These events often result in non-conventional DNA termini, which must be processed before repair of the lesion can be completed. Interestingly, hereditary defects in DNA end processing often result in neuropathological disorders. Polynucleotide kinase phosphatase...
