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Kristin Hamre, PhD
Assistant Professor, UTHSC
Phone: (901) 448-2643
Email: khamre@utmem.edu
Additional Contact:
Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
855 Monroe Avenue, Suite 515
Memphis, TN 38163
Hamre
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There are 2 major foci of my research, both centered on the interaction between
genetics and the nervous system. The first major focus is centered on examining
the relationship between genetics and several ethanol-related phenotypes in both
the developing embryo and the adult animal. This research uses both strategies that
attempt to identify the critical genes in mediating a phenotype as well as the opposite
strategy of determining the role of a specific gene in a phenotype using mutant
mice. Both behavioral and anatomic phenotypes (e.g. cell death markers) are examined.
The second major focus is examining how specific genes impact the development of
various neuronal populations. In this approach the effect of a mutated gene, either
in naturally-occurring or induced mutations, on the morphology of a specific structure
or cell type is examined.
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