Researching Synapses and their Connection to Learning and Memory

Peter Juo’s lab is focused on how glutamate neurotransmitter receptors are trafficked to synapses (i.e., sites of communication between neurons) and regulated during development and synaptic plasticity (i.e., learning and memory).​

• Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)​
• Intellectual Disability (ID)​
• Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)​
• Epilepsy.​

Research: Investigating how disruption of a class of genes, called cell adhesion genes, alters glutamate receptor-containing synapses in vivo in C. elegans, with the goal of identifying critical genes required for synapse development.

Collaborating with others outside of Bowdoin’s community while engaging in neurobiology research reaffirmed my desire to pursue scientific research as a career. I gained valuable knowledge and lab skills interacting with and learning from Tuft’s welcoming community!​

Internship funded by the Peter Buck Internship Fund​.