Kara Cerveny's profile
What I do
I’m a post-doctoral fellow working trying to understand the relationship between the pathways that control the switch from proliferation to differentiation in neural progenitor cells in Steve Wilson’s group at UCL.
Affiliations
Current affiliations
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- Position
- Damon Runyon Post-doctoral Fellow
- Company
- University College London
- Further information
Location
- City:
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Hub:
- London
Interests
As a recent convert to the world of multi-cellular organisms, specifically the zebrafish, I am interested in applying my knowledge of cell and molecular biology to understanding the molecular cues and cell behavioral changes that accompany retinal neurogenesis. Linked to this, I am excited about unlocking the potential of retinal stem cells in eye development and disease. For right now, my research is focused on developing tools to that will allow me to probe the origin or retinal stem cells as well as manipulate the signaling pathways that seem to be involved in their maintenance.
Outside of lab, I enjoy reading (lots of different science stuff, science fiction novels, and well-written books about history and politics are some of favorites), following politics, cooking non-dairy vegetarian food, and lots of forms of exercise. Anything outdoors is great; whenever possible I like to be outside doing things – hiking, picnicking, swimming, camping, and kayaking.
Projects
Understanding the coordination between proliferation and differentiation in the nervous system using the zebrafish retina as a model.
Learning about how eye morphogenesis and neurogenesis are connected, and maybe starting a projects on the development of the anterior eye.
Writing summaries of interesting papers for my adviser to post on Faculty of 1000.
Publications
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Cerveny K, Tamura Y, Zhang Z, Jensen R, Sesaki H. Regulation of mitochondrial fusion and division. Trends in cell biology (11) , 563-9 (2007) (Epub 23 Oct 2007) PubMed ID:(17959383)
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Cerveny K, Jensen R. The WD-repeats of Net2p interact with Dnm1p and Fis1p to regulate division of mitochondria. Molecular biology of the cell (10) , 4126-39 (Epub 11 Jul 2003) PubMed ID:(14517324)
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Cerveny K, McCaffery J, Jensen R. Division of mitochondria requires a novel DMN1-interacting protein, Net2p. Molecular biology of the cell (2) , 309-21 PubMed ID:(11179417)
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Cerveny K, Studer S, Jensen R, Sesaki H. Yeast mitochondrial division and distribution require the cortical num1 protein. Developmental cell (3) , 363-75 PubMed ID:(17336903)
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Jensen R, Hobbs A, Cerveny K, Sesaki H. Yeast mitochondrial dynamics: fusion, division, segregation, and shape. Microscopy research and technique (6) , 573-83 PubMed ID:(11169859)
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