2015 Undergraduate Summer Research Program Participant

Home Department: Biology
Supported by: Dean of Research
Mentor: Michelle Monje, Neurology

Lydia Tam is investigating how neuronal activity affects tumor growth in the brain. Specifically, she is investigating the role that neuroligin-3, a secreted protein, has on brain tumor proliferation.

Poster presented at the Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Symposium on August 26, 2015:

Mechanisms of Neuroligin-3 Activity-Dependent Cleavage and Secretion

Lydia Tam1, Humsa Venkatesh1, Michelle Monje1
[Department of Neurology1, Stanford University]