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Wu, K., Hengst, U, Cox, L.J., Macosko, E.Z., Jeromin, A., Urquhart, E.R., Jaffrey, S.R. Local translation of RhoA regulates growth cone collapse. Nature, 436:1020-1024, 2005.
Hengst, U., Cox, L.J., Macosko, E.Z., Jaffrey, S.R. Functional and selective RNA interference in developing axons and growth cones. Journal of Neuroscience, 26:5727-32, 2006.
Wu, K. Stessin, A., Kaminetsky, M., Hengst, U., Zippin, J., Buck, J., Levin, L.R., Jaffrey, S.R. Soluble adenylyl cyclase is required for netrin-1 signaling in nerve growth cones. Nature Neuroscience, 9:1257-1264, 2006.
Hengst, U.H., Jaffrey, S.R. Regulation of mRNA translation during axonal development. Semin. Cell & Dev. Biol. 18:209-15, 2007.
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Education
B.S.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
1992
M.D., Ph.D.,
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
1999
Appointments
Associate Professor of Pharmacology Weill Cornell Medical College
Departments
Pharmacology
Teaching Activities
Course Director for Critical Analysis and Signal Transduction courses offered by the Pharmacology Department.