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Aislyn Nelson

Neuroscience

Undergraduate Institution: Johns Hopkins University

Year: Fifth-Year Graduate Student

Mentor: Ellen Lumpkin, Ph.D., Columbia University Medical Center

Thesis Title: Molecular and Cellular Pathways Involved in Mechanotransduction

Publications:

Maricich SM, Wellnitz SA, Nelson AM, Lesniak DR, Gerling GJ, Lumpkin EA, Zoghbi HY. Merkel cells are essential for light-touch responses. Science. 2009. 324(5934):1580-2.