Section: Publications

Postdoctoral Position Available

Michael Francis, Ph.D.

Academic Role: Assistant Professor

Faculty Appointment(s) In:
   Neurobiology

Joint Faculty In:
   Program in Neuroscience

Representative Publications

Wang R, Walker CS, Brockie PJ, Francis MM, Mellem JE, Madsen DM, Maricq AV. Evolutionary conserved role for TARPs in the gating of glutamate receptors and tuning of synaptic function. (2008) Neuron 59(6): 997-1008.

Emery P, Francis M. Circadian rhythms: timing the sense of smell. (2008) Current Biology 18(13): R569-71.

Walker CS, Brockie PJ, Madsen DM, Francis MM, Zheng Y, Koduri S, Mellem JE, Strutz-Seebohm N, Maricq AV.(2006) Reconstitution of invertebrate glutamate receptor function depends on stargazin-like proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 103(28):10781-6.

Walker CS*, Francis MM*, Brockie PJ, Madsen DM, Zheng Y, Maricq AV.(2006)  Conserved SOL-1 proteins regulate ionotropic glutamate receptor desensitization. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103(28):10787-92.

*these authors contributed equally

Francis MM, Maricq, AV. (2006) Electrophysiological analysis of neuronal and muscle function in C. elegans. Methods Mol Biol. 351: 175-92.

Zheng Y., P.J. Brockie, J.E. Mellem, D.M. Madsen, C.S. Walker, M.M. Francis and A.V. Maricq. (2006) SOL-1 is an auxiliary subunit that modulates the gating of GLR-1 glutamate receptors in C. elegans. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103(4): 1100-5.

Francis M.M., S.P. Evans, M. Jensen, D.M. Madsen, K.R. Norman, J. Mancuso, and A.V. Maricq. (2005) The Ror Receptor Tyrosine Kinase CAM-1 is Required for ACR-16 Mediated Synaptic Transmission at the C. elegans Neuromuscular Junction. Neuron 46(4): 581-594.

Francis, M.M, J.E. Mellem and A.V. Maricq. (2003) Bridging the gap between genes and behavior: recent advances in the electrophysiological analysis of neural function in Caenorhabditis elegans. Trends in Neurosciences, 26(2):90-99.

Office: 715
Phone: 508-856-1496
E-mail: Michael.Francis@umassmed.edu
Keywords: Neurobiology, Organisms - C. elegans, Electrophysiology, Genetics, Synapses

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