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School of the Biological Sciences

 

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

 

 

Research Themes