Events

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Jul

LKB1 is physiologically required for sleep from Drosophila melanogaster to the Mus musculus
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Apr

Biochemical purification uncovers mammalian sterile 3 (MST3) as a new protein kinase for multifunctional protein kinases AMPK and SIK3
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Apr

STE20 phosphorylation of AMPK related kinases revealed by biochemical purifications combined with genetics
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Jul

Molecular resolution of a behavioral paradox: sleep and arousal are regulated by distinct acetylcholine receptors in different neuronal types in Drosophila

About

Research in the Rao Laboratory is focused on Molecular Neurobiology, taking interdisciplinary approaches of molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, chemical analysis, electrophysiology and modern optical imaging to study molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying biological processes in the nervous and related systems.