From the lab of Anne Hart
Professor of Neuroscience, Graduate Program Director for the Neuroscience Graduate Program, Chair of the Department of Neuroscience
Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science
Genetically Modified Nematodes
Why it’s Important
This collection of modified animals is a fast, cheap way to conduct research on neurodegenerative diseases, speeding innovation and making science more accessible.
What it Does
In production for more than 20 years, these are the first nematodes to explicitly model human neurodegenerative diseases. They are used to study brain cell death and identify drug targets for neurodegenerative diseases.
Where it’s Used
Researchers in dozens of science labs across the country and around the world, as well as high school and college students studying biology, use Hart’s genetically modified nematodes.