Millen Lab
The Millen Lab has long been interested in the genetic and developmental basis of structural birth defects of the brain both in humans and animal models. We have a specific interest in malformations of the cerebellum, a brain structure that lies between the brainstem and the cerebrum and plays important roles in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture in addition to cognition and emotion. The relative anatomic simplicity of the cerebellum makes this important brain structure an ideal system to study neural development. Further, the mechanisms that drive cerebellar development are shared by more complex regions of the brain, including the cerebral cortex.
Lab News
- September 21, 2022 Pinpointing the Origin of Deadly Brain Tumors
- October 4, 2021 Publication Q&A: Adaptations in Hippo-Yap Signaling and Myofibroblast Fate Underlie Scar-Free Ear Appendage Wound Healing in Spiny Mice
- July 23, 2021 Kathleen Millen, PhD - 2021 Javits Award Winner
- July 23, 2021 Featured Publication: Spatial and Cell Type Transcriptional Landscape of Human Cerebellar Development