Christopher A. Johnston
Associate Professor
- Email:
- johnstca@unm.edu
- Office:
- CAST 201, Lab: CAST 203
Education:
Purdue University, PharmD (2003)
University of North Carolina, PhD (2007)
Research Area(s)
Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Molecular Evolution
Research Interests:
Molecular mechanisms of mitotic spindle positioning during cell division; genetic pathways involved in asymmetric cell division of Drosophila neural stem cells; cellular approaches to elucidating the pathways linking cortical polarity to division axis orientation; understanding the structural and evolutionary basis for protein–protein interactions involved in signal transduction pathways; defining the role of oriented cell division in development and disease.