Josh L. Morgan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Neuroscience
Neurosciences Program
Developmental, Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology Program
Evolution, Ecology and Population Biology Program
314-362-1621
McMillan 101
jlmorgan@wustl.edu
https://sites.wustl.edu/morganlab/home/
connectomics, vision, retina, LGN, synapse, electron microscopy, circuit
Use advanced cellular imaging techniques to investigate how neurons organize themselves into image processing circuits
Research Abstract:
To identify factors that determine whether or not two neurons will connect to one another and to understand how these decisions shape the synaptic networks responsible for processing visual information. The core of my approach to answering these questions has been careful imaging of synaptic connectivity in developing and mature neural circuits.
Selected Publications:
Morgan, JL., Berger D.B., Wetzel A.W., Lichtman J.W. (2016) The fuzzy logic of network connectivity in mouse visual thalamus. Cell. 165: 192-206
Morgan JL*, Hayworth KJ*, Schalek R, Berger DR, Hildebrand DG, Lichtman JW. (2014) Imaging ATUM ultrathin section libraries with WaferMapper: a multi-scale approach to EM reconstruction of neural circuits. Front Neural Circuits. 8:68.
Morgan JL, Kerschensteiner D, (2011) Balistic labeling of developing retinaln. In: Sharpe J., Wong R., Yuste R., Imaging in Developmental Biology: A Laboratory Manual, (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press) pp. 177-199.
Kerschensteiner D., Morgan J.L., Parker E.D., Lewis R.M., Wong R.O.L (2009) Neurotransmission selectively regulates synapse formation in parallel circuits in vivo. Nature 460: 1016-20.
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