معرفی
Dr. Daniel Alfonso Colón-Ramos is the Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Yale University's School of Medicine. He holds joint appointments in the Departments of Cell Biology and Neuroscience. His research focuses on understanding how synapses assemble to form neuronal circuits underlying behavior, using C. elegans as a model system. He leads the Colón-Ramos Lab, which develops tools to study synaptogenesis and its implications for neurological diseases.
- Education: AB in Biology from Harvard College (1998), PhD in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology from Duke University (2003), Postdoc at Stanford University (2008).
- Research Interests: Synaptic biology, neuronal circuit assembly, neurodevelopmental mechanisms, and applications to human disease.
His lab pioneered genetic screens in C. elegans to identify pathways governing synapse formation and function. Notable contributions include studies on electrical synapses' role in sensory processing and neuronal glycolysis dynamics. He has received awards such as the AAAS Early Career Award and Sloan Research Fellowship.
Dr. Colón-Ramos collaborates widely, including with Lin Shao, Marc Hammarlund, and Giovanna Guerrero-Medina. His work bridges basic neuroscience with translational research, aiming to uncover synaptic mechanisms relevant to neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders.
