Renee Baran

Renee Baran is a Professor of Biology and current Department Chair of Neuroscience at Occidental College, appointed in 2003. She maintains office hours via Zoom from Bioscience 207 and teaches undergraduate courses in genetic analysis, developmental biology, and cell/molecular biochemistry.

Educational background:

• B.A., Macalester College
• Ph.D., UC Berkeley

Her research investigates nervous system development using C. elegans, focusing on synapse formation, axon transport, and neuronal microtubule regulation through integrated genetic, molecular, and cell biology techniques. This work bridges fundamental neuroscience with cellular mechanisms of neural development.

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