Linda Restifo
Linda L. Restifo graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an M.D. in 1984 and a Ph.D in Genetics in 1986. She is currently a professor at the University of Arizona of neuroscience, neurology, and cell biology, and she is a member of the BIO5 Institute. With her team, she works to understand normal brain development and the changes in that brain development that leads to cognitive disorders. She is known for her research into the brains of insects, particularly flies.[1][2][3][4]
Linda Lorelei Restifo | |
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| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | University of Arizona |
| Thesis | Organization and transcriptional analysis of a developmentally regulated gene cluster in an ecdysterone-responsive puff site of Drosophila Melanogaster (1986) |
References
- Everett-Haynes, La Monica (28 January 2009). "Fruit Fly Brains Provide Clues to UA Autism Research". UANews.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- Stolte, Daniel (26 February 2014). "A road map -- and dictionary -- for the arthropod brain". Eurekalert!. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- Pellegrino, Evan (29 December 2008). "Tiny insects have big role in UA research". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- Blanchard, Kathleen (12 May 2013). "Memory loss from cholesterol drugs real: How it might happen". Emax Health. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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