Latasha Wright Email & Phone Number

Harlem

Harlem

The BioBus mission is to help minority, female, and low-income K - 12 and college students in New York City discover, explore, and pursue science. Through this work, we envision a world where all people have the opportunity to reach their full scientific potential. Since 2008, over 250,000 students at more than 500 schools have discovered the thrill of scientific discovery, with many embarking on a path of scientific exploration and sustained pursuit.

402 E 8Th Street, 3Rd Floor

The BioBase is a state-of-the-art community science lab, housed in the brand new Lower Eastside Girls Club Center for Community. At the BioBase, students from all socioeconomic backgrounds will have access to a research-grade microscopy facility. There, they will receive hands-on training from PhD level scientists, learning to nurture their natural curiosity and critical thinking skills. The BioBase offers common core aligned laboratory experiences for schools wishing to visit for field trips. It will also be open to students who, after visiting the BioBus, are simply thirsty for more hands-on, visual scientific training.

• Drafted foundation grant proposals and letters of inquiry• Identified new funding sources and analyzed their giving capacity

I studied cellular neuroscience, with an emphasis on the molecular interactions at the nerve cell surface. The molecular handshake between nerve cell axons and the myelin that ensheathes them is essential for rapid nerve conduction, but also nurtures axons, orchestrates axon ultrastructure, and limits axon regeneration. Among the molecules involved in regulating axon-myelin interactions is myelin-associated glycoprotein. MAG inhibits axon outgrowth in membrane bound and soluble chimeric forms. I produced stable MAG-expressing cell lines (membrane bound and soluble forms of MAG) and tested their ability to inhibit axon outgrowth from different primary rodent nerve cells (cerebellar granule neurons and dorsal root ganglion neurons) and embryonic stem cell-derived motoneurons in cell culture.

I studied cellular neuroscience, with an emphasis on the molecular interactions at the nerve cell surface. The molecular handshake between nerve cell axons and the myelin that ensheathes them is essential for rapid nerve conduction, but also nurtures axons, orchestrates axon ultrastructure, and limits axon regeneration. Among the molecules involved in regulating axon-myelin interactions is myelin-associated glycoprotein. MAG inhibits axon outgrowth in membrane bound and soluble chimeric forms. I produced stable MAG-expressing cell lines (membrane bound and soluble forms of MAG) and tested their ability to inhibit axon outgrowth from different primary rodent nerve cells (cerebellar granule neurons and dorsal root ganglion neurons) and embryonic stem cell-derived motoneurons in cell culture.

Ph.D., Cellular And Molecular Biology

Activities and Societies: Tutor and Mentor: Incentive Mentoring Program Science Instructor: Daddy’s House Social Programs, Science tutor.

Bs, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Chi

Executive Education, Developing Leaders Program For Nonprofit Professionals