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Elizabeth A. Connor is a Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Development at the University of Massachusetts. She holds a Ph.D. in Neurobiology from the University of Vermont School of Medicine and has been conducting research on neuromuscular junctions since her postdoctoral training at Stanford University (1982-1987).
Research Focus:
- Neuromuscular Junction: Development and Maintenance
- Role of glial Schwann cells and extracellular matrix molecules
- Stability of nerve terminals without target muscle fibers
- Activity-dependent synaptic remodeling
- Neuroglial interactions in synaptic maintenance
Methodologies: In vivo confocal microscopy, fluorescent probes, and repeated imaging of living frog nerve terminals.
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