Research
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ZIRC
ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-021220-2
Wong, Rachel
Wong Lab
Department of Biological Structure
University of Washington
HSB G514, Box 357420
Seattle, WA
98195-7420
USA
Phone: (206) 616 3275 Email: wongr2@u.washington.edu
FAX: (206) 543-1524 URL: http://thalamus.wustl.edu/Neuroweb/wong.htm
Biography and Research Interests:

Professor of Biological Structure

Research Interests: I am interested in how neurons in the central nervous system are wired up accurately during development. Using live imaging techniques, together with electrophysiology and molecular approaches, my lab. has been investigating how neural circuits are specified in the vertebrate visual system. Our studies in mammalian and chick retina have encouraged us to pursue an in vivo analysis of the development of synaptic layers in the zebrafish retina.

Publications:
Mumm, J.S., Williams, P.R., Godinho, L., Koerber, A., Pittman, A.J., Roeser, T., Chien, C.B., Baier, H., and Wong, R.O. (2006) In vivo imaging reveals dendritic targeting of laminated afferents by zebrafish retinal ganglion cells. Neuron. 52(4):609-621
Schroeter, E.H., Wong, R.O., and Gregg, R.G. (2006) In vivo development of retinal ON-bipolar cell axonal terminals visualized in nyx::MYFP transgenic zebrafish. Vis. Neurosci.. 23(5):833-843
Godinho, L., Mumm, J.S., Williams, P.R., Schroeter, E.H., Koerber, A., Park, S.W., Leach, S.D., and Wong, R.O. (2005) Targeting of amacrine cell neurites to appropriate synaptic laminae in the developing zebrafish retina. Development. 132(22):5069-5079
Morris, A.C., Schroeter, E.H., Bilotta, J., Wong, R.O., and Fadool, J.M. (2005) Cone Survival Despite Rod Degeneration in XOPS-mCFP Transgenic Zebrafish. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.. 46(12):4762-4771

Non-Zebrafish Publications:

Lohmann, C., Myhr, K.L. and Wong, R.O.L. (2002) Transmitter-evoked local calcium release stabilizes developing dendrites. Nature 418:177-181.

Wong, R.O.L. and Ghosh, A. (2002) Regulation of dendritic growth and patterning by neuronal calcium signaling. Nature Rev. Neurosci. 3: 803-812.

Wong, R.O.L. and Lichtman, J.W. (2002) Synapse Elimination. In: Fundamental Neuroscience, Zigmond, M.J., Bloom, F.E., Landis, S.C., Roberts, J.L. and Squire, L.R. (eds.), pp 533-554, Academic Press, San Diego.