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]