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Current Research: Skirmantas Janusonis Dr. Janusonis’s research focuses on the neurobiological causes of autism. He is particularly interested in multidisciplinary approaches that combine experimental work in wild-type and transgenic mice, mathematical modeling and data from human studies. Current research employs light microscopy, electron microscopy and cell biology techniques to gain insight into the developing mouse and human brain, with an emphasis on abnormalities reported in autistic brains. Also, mathematical modeling is used to understand the origins and consequences of altered neurochemical processes in autism (such the hyperserotonemia of autism). Since efforts to solve the mystery of a mental disorder often lead to new insights into the mechanisms of the normal brain, the research in this laboratory has both applied and fundamental aspects. Interested students should have the ability to think conceptually and synthetically.
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