Anne West, MD, PhD
- Professor of Neurobiology
- Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
- Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
The long term goal of the West laboratory is to understand at a cellular/molecular level how neuronal activity regulates the formation and maturation of synapses during brain development, and ultimately to use genetic model systems to understand how defects in this developmental process lead to cognitive dysfunction.
Dr. West’s research project funded by the Ruth K. Broad Foundation begins July 1, 2021 and is entitled, “Noncoding regulation of gene transcription in human neurons”.
