Stephanie Moeckel-Cole, PhD. Candidate
Hello, I am a new member to the Clarkson lab group, and will be joining officially as a post-doctoral researcher in June of 2008. I am a PhD candidate in the Molecular and Cellular Biology program at UMASS/Amherst with my dissertation titled: The Role of the Perisynaptic Schwann Cell in Maintenance and Stability of the Actin Cytoskeleton of the Motor Nerve Terminal. I hold a Bachelors of Science in both Exercise Science and Biology; and a Master of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology all from UMASS/Amherst. The title of my Master thesis is: Par6 functions in synaptic growth at the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction. My graduate work has been focused on the factors that are involved in synaptic plasticity of the neuromuscular junction, from both a neuronal and glial perspective. I am excited to join with the Clarkson group where I look forward to examining molecular and genetic factors involved in the cellular response to exercise and injury. For the past year I have been a Confocal Microscopist to the UMASS central microscopy facility where I train users to the facility as well as provide imaging services. In addition I am also an adjunct faculty lecturer at Holyoke Community College where I currently teach Introductory Biology. Currently in the Clarkson lab I am working on a new study investigating the effects of Statins on skeletal muscle function.
Professional Affiliations
2005-2008 Member, Society for Neuroscience
2007-2008 Member, New England Chapter American College Sports MedicinePublications
Roche, JP, Packard, MC, Moeckel-Cole, S, Budnik, V. Regulation of Synaptic Plasticity and Synaptic Vesicle Dynamics by the PDZ Protein Scribble. Journal of Neuroscience. 22: 6471-6479, 2002Ruiz-Canada, C, Ashley, J, Moeckel-Cole, S, Drier, E, Yin, J, Budnik V. New Synapse Formation Disrupted by Misregulation of Microtubule Stability in aPKC Mutants. Neuron. 42: 567-80, 2004
Moeckel-Cole, S, Sugiura, Y, Ko, CP, Connor EA. A Role for Perisynaptic Schwann cells in Maintenance and Stability of the Actin Cytoskeleton of the Motor Nerve Terminal. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. 2005 (Poster)
Moeckel-Cole, S, Sugiura, Y, Ko, CP, Connor EA. A Role for Perisynaptic Schwann Cells in Maintenance and Stability of the Actin Cytoskeleton of the Motor Nerve Terminal. Axon Guidance, Synaptogenesis and Synaptic Plasticity, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. 2006 (Poster)
Moeckel-Cole, S, Xin, L, Wu, EM, Connor EA. Maturation of the Actin Cytoskeleton Occurs in a Stage Dependant Manner at Developing Bullfrog Neuromuscular Junctions. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. 2007 (Poster)
Honors
2001 Cum Laude, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MAImmunohistochemistry Pictures
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