Associate Professor, Biology; Advisory Committee, Biochemistry; Advisory Committee, Neuroscience
B.A., Macalester College; Ph.D., UC Berkeley
Appointed In:
2003
Office:
Bioscience 207
Hours:
Tuesday 10:00am-11:30am, Friday 3:00pm-4:30pm
Renee Baran teaches genetic analysis, developmental biology, and introduction to cell and molecular biochemistry.
Her research interests include synapse formation, axon transport, and regulation of neuronal microtubules. She uses a combination of genetic, molecular biology, and cell biology techniques to study nervous system development using the nematode C. elegans as a model organism.
