Gary J Bassell

Gary J. Bassell is an American cell biologist who is the Charles Howard Candler Professor and Chair of the Department of Cell Biology at Emory University School of Medicine. This led him to pursue a PhD in biomedical science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, which he completed in 1992. focused on the interactions of polyribosomes, mRNA, and RNA-binding proteins with cytoskeletal filaments in fibroblasts.

Career In 1995, Bassell joined the faculty of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, first as a member of the Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, then, in 1998, as a member of the Department of Neuroscience and Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center. Bassell is also a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Committee for the National Fragile X Foundation and a standing member of the National Institute of Health Neurological Science and Disorders Study Section (2023-2027).

Research The Bassell lab is interested in understanding the roles mRNA-binding proteins play in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in the nervous system. This includes investigating mRNA-binding proteins in mRNA transport and local protein synthesis needed for neuronal development and synaptic plasticity. 2011 - Trailblazer Award, Autism Speaks 2004 - Dana Foundation Award in Brain Imaging (Molecular and Cellular Imaging) 1996 - Basal O’Connor Scholar Award, March of Dimes

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