Cahir O'Kane

Professor of Genetics, Department of Genetics

Cahir O'Kane studies the structure-function relationships of neuronal membrane compartments - both their basic biology, and their relevance to neurodegenerative disease. Of particular interest is axonal endoplasmic reticulum (ER), implicated in several forms of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). Learn more

Research Areas Neurological disease Neuronal cell biology Membrane organisation Axons Endoplasmic reticulum Techniques Drosophila genetics Confocal microscopy Live microscopy Electron microscopy Calcium imaging Areas for Collaboration Biophysics of cells and organelles

 

 

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