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Barresi Lab

Research

Teaching

Outreach

Dev Tutorials

Developmental Documentaries

BioWeb Conferences

About Us

The Barresi Lab studies brain development in zebrafish.
Dr. Barresi is co-author of the textbook “Developmental Biology”

Contact the Barresi Lab:
Michael J.F. Barresi, mbarresi@smith.edu

Office ph. 413.585.3697
Lab ph. 413.585.3961

44 College Lane
Clark Science Center
Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063

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Select Publications

Schwartz, M.S., Schnabl, J., Litz, M.P., Baumer, B.S. and Barresi, M., 2020. ΔSCOPE: A new method to quantify 3D biological structures and identify differences in zebrafish forebrain development. Developmental Biology, 460(2), pp.115-138.

Johnson K, et al. Gfap-positive radial glial cells are an essential progenitor population for later-born neurons and glia in the zebrafish spinal cord. Glia. 2016 Jul;64(7):1170-89.

Hoffman et al (collaboration with Giraldez Lab). Estrogens Suppress a Behavioral Phenotype in Zebrafish Mutants of the Autism Risk Gene, CNTNAP2. Neuron. 2016 Feb 17;89(4):725-33.

Kif11 dependent cell cycle progression in radial glial cells is required for proper neurogenesis in the zebrafish neural tube. Johnson K, et al 2014. J. Dev Biol. 387(1):73-92.

de Soysa TY, et al 2012. Macondo crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disrupts specific developmental processes during zebrafish embryogenesis. BMC Biol. 10: 40.

Lab News

-Join Dr. Barresi and other Dev. Biologists on an open Zoom forum focused on teaching Developmental Biology. Email mbarresi@smith.edu for Zoom invite

-Teaching Dev Bio online during this pandemic? Catch Michael’s Webinar on how to accomplish this here!

-Congratulations to Mackenzie Litz for her acceptance into MIT’s Computational and Systems Biology PhD program!

-Congratulations to Elora Greiner for being awarded the 2020 Beckman Scholarship for research in the Barresi Lab!

-Congratulations to Mackenzie Litz for her Honorable Mention by the NSF on her Predoctoral Grant Proposal!!

-Congratulations to Morgan Schwartz (currently at CalTech) for her Honorable Mention by the NSF on her Predoctoral Grant Proposal!

-Congratulations to Jake Schnabl on the first publication of his first Barresi Lab Publication on ΔSCOPE!

-Congratulations to Dr. Barresi for completing the 12th Edition of Developmental Biology!

-Barresi Lab awarded a 4 yr ABR:RUI grant (600K) from the NSF to study zebrafish forebrain development.

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