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Jeremy S. Dasen is a Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. His research focuses on understanding the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying neural circuit assembly and motor behavior. He earned his PhD from the University of California, San Diego, and completed postdoctoral training in Neuroscience at Columbia University.
Dr. Dasen's research interests include molecular neuroscience, developmental genetics, and the study of motor neuron diversity and connectivity. His lab employs multidisciplinary approaches, including genetic manipulations, genomic analysis, and behavioral assays to investigate how neural circuits are formed and regulated during development.
Recent work highlights contributions to understanding evolutionary adaptations in locomotor systems, the role of epigenetic regulators like PRC1/PRC2, and molecular mechanisms governing spinocerebellar tract neuron diversity. His team has published extensively in top journals like Cell, Nature, and eLife.
Notably, his research has uncovered genetic changes linked to tail-loss evolution in humans and apes, and identified key molecular pathways regulating motor neuron subtypes important for locomotor speed. The lab collaborates internationally, leveraging comparative vertebrate models to study neural circuit evolution.
Dr. Dasen's work bridges developmental neurobiology and disease mechanisms, with implications for understanding neural circuit dysfunction in disorders affecting motor systems.
