BSc Biochemistry, University of Alberta
PhD Neurological Sciences, University of British Columbia
Postdoctoral Fellow, Histology, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Postdoctoral Fellow, Physiology, University of Manitoba
Biography
Overview of interests
Past work in Dr. Staines’ lab has involved the study of normal function-pathophysiology of brain regions associated with movement disorders. More recently he has turned his attention to the study of Rett Syndrome. The biological basis of Rett Syndrome is related to the inability of neurons in a network to properly modify their communication in response to environmental input. In most cases of Rett Syndrome, disruption of a single gene (mecp2) is responsible for...
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Dr.
William
Staines
Biography
Overview of interests
Past work in Dr. Staines’ lab has involved the study of normal function-pathophysiology of brain regions associated with movement disorders. More recently he has turned his attention to the study of Rett Syndrome. The biological basis of Rett Syndrome is related to the inability of neurons in a network to properly modify their communication in response to environ...
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Dr.
William
Staines