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Jeff R. Kuhn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biological Sciences
Office: 2031 Derring Hall
Phone: (540) 231-0782
Lab: 2025 Derring Hall
EMail: jrkuhn@vt.edu
Mailing Address:
Virginia Tech
Dept. of Biological Sciences
2119 Derring Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Education and Training
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2001 - 2005, Postdoc., Yale University
Supervisor: Thomas Pollard - 2000, Ph.D. in Zoology, The University of Texas at Austin
Supervising Professor: Martin Poenie
Title: Modulated Polarization Microscopy: A New Instrument for Visualizing Cytoskeletal Dynamics in Living Cells
- 1991, B.S. in Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Honors
- 2003 - 2008, Career Awards at the Scientific Interface, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Title: Total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy of actin branching dynamics in vivo.
Description: Transitional award providing research and salary support for 2 years of postdoctoral training and 3 years as junior faculty. - 1993 - 1995, NIH / Biophysics Training Grant, The University of Texas at Austin
About my lab
We study the control of cell movements which are required for tissue development, connection of neuronal circuits, immunological surveillance, and tumor metastasis.
My lab combines in vitro biochemistry, state of the art microscopy, and cellular imaging to understand how individual actin filaments are organized and regulated by signaling in motile cells.
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