Elba Serrano
Title: Professor
Research area: Biophysics, Neuroscience, Science and
Ethics
Office location: FH 459
Laboratory Location: FH 450
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Lab Webpage: http://biology-web.nmsu.edu/serrano/neurolab/neurolab.html
Education:
- Ph.D. : Stanford University (Biology (Neuroscience/Biophysics)
- B.S.: University of Rochester (Physics, Chemistry minor, with
distinction)
Courses Taught:
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Research Interests:
The primary research activity of the lab focuses on the development
and regeneration of the nervous system with an emphasis on the sensory
organ systems responsible for hearing and balance and on the process of
mechanotransduction. Our approach integrates many methods including
molecular biology, anatomy, genetics, informatics, biophotonics, tissue
engineering, bioimaging, electrophysiology, and flow cytometry. In a
new line of investigation we are assessing nanocrystal quantum dots for
biocompatibility with the ultimate goal of using NQDs as probes to
query molecular processes in neurons and neuroglia. Our laboratory has
emerging research interests in the development of technologies for live
cell and organ imaging such as multi-photon microscopy and optical
coherence tomography.
Our research efforts are furthered through collaborations with
colleagues in the Cell Decisions Processes Center (MIT, MA), Southwest
Sciences Inc. (Santa Fe, NM), and the Center for Integrated
Nanotechnology (LANL, NM). Our research is supported by NIH (NIGMS,
NIDCD), NSF, and CINT.
Selected Publications:
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