Mark Eddison, Phd Email & Phone Number

Ashburn

Ashburn

Ashburn, Va

My major discovery was that regulation of synapse number is a principal mechanism controlling alcohol sensitivity, a predictor of alcohol abuse. This discovery came through the analysis of the gene arouser and its interaction with the PI3K pathway. This work identified independent genetic and social factors that affect both synapse number and alcohol sensitivity. This work was published and selected for a video abstract in Neuron.

Habituation is a form of non-associative learning that enables animals to reduce their reaction to repeated harmless stimuli. I conducted a large scale behavioral screen identifying novel mutations affecting olfactory startle habituation, as well as conducted an analysis of novel alleles of the gene foraging and its underlying neural circuit. This work was published in PLoS One.

London, United Kingdom

I examined segmental identity and cerebellar granule cell induction in chick rhombomere 1. This work was published in BMC Biology.

I examined the role of Notch signalling in regulating the development and differentiation of the chick inner ear, drawing on parallels in Drosophila sensory organ development. This work was published in PNAS and Development.

London, United Kingdom

I identified and characterized mutations that alter cell shape in yeast. This work was published in EMBO, PNAS and J Cell Science.