Micro-computed tomography as a platform for exploring Drosophila development
Development. 2019;146(23):dev176685. doi: 10.1242/dev.176685.
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Where they are now
University of Wyoming
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Biology
Rusan Lab · NIH · 2013–2019
Work in the Rusan Lab
Todd investigated the mechanisms that determine brain size and neural stem-cell division. He developed micro-computed tomography as a platform for studying Drosophila development and contributed to discoveries about centrosome inheritance and assembly.
Selected papers from the lab
An Asp-CaM complex is required for Centrosome-Pole Cohesion and Centrosome Inheritance in Neural Stem Cells
Journal of Cell Biology. 2015;211(5):987-998. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201509054.
A centrosome interactome provides insight into organelle assembly and reveals a non-duplication role for Plk4
Nature Communications. 2016;7:12476. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12476.
Selected presentations
- 2018 · Drosophila Research Conference, Philadelphia
- 2018 · NIH Mouse Imaging Facility Seminar Series
- 2017 · NIH Research Festival, Developmental Biology Symposium
- 2017 · ASCB/EMBO meeting, poster presentation
Awards & recognition
- NHLBI Career Transition Award (K22)
- 2018 · NHLBI Orloff Science Award
- 2017 · NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE)
- 2017 · NHLBI Outstanding Fellow Award