Postdoctoral Fellow
Center for Learning and Memory
University of Texas at Austin
jbourne@mail.clm.utexas.edu
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Jennifer
Bourne, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow |
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Jen is originally from Broomfield, Colorado and a graduate of the University of Denver with a BS degree in biology and psychology. Her interest in neuroscience began in the laboratory of Dr. John C. Kinnamon, where she did her senior thesis on the colocalization of serotonin with synaptic proteins in vertebrate taste cells. Ever the overachiever, Jen did a second senior thesis in the Department of Psychology working with Dr. Bruce Pennington to explore the contributions of cognitive flexibility to pragmatic language difficulties in autism. Following her graduation from DU in 1999, Jen enrolled in the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program at Yale University. Under the tutelage of Dr. Vincent Pieribone, she conducted her Ph.D. thesis work on the role of actin and actin-binding proteins in neurotransmission using the lamprey spinal cord preparation. It was during her time in Dr. Pieribone’s lab that Jen discovered her love of electron microscopy. After spending endless hours gazing into an ancient Zeiss electron microscope in a converted bathroom in the basement, Jen was convinced that she had found her calling. A fortuitous opportunity arose to host Dr. Kristen Harris when she came to Yale in February of 2003. After discussing their mutual interests, Jen finagled an interview to come do her post-doctoral work at MCG with Dr. Harris. Fortunately, she was hired and is currently working on determining the structural basis for LTP in the adult rat hippocampus. |
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