Cassandra Van Dunk, PhD

Cassandra Van Dunk, PhD

Assistant Dean, Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Faculty advisor: Paul Gray, PhD

Dissertation (2011): Suprachiasmatic nuclei development: A characterization of transcription factors and the influence of retinal innervation and VIP signaling

Related publications

  • Pagliardini S, Ren J, Gray PA, Vandunk C, Gross M, Goulding M, Greer JJ. Central respiratory rhythmogenesis is abnormal in lbx1- deficient mice. J Neurosci. 2008 Oct 22;28(43):11030-41. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1648-08.2008.
  • VanDunk C, Hunter LA, Gray PA. Development, maturation, and necessity of transcription factors in the mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus. J Neurosci. 2011 Apr 27;31(17):6457-67. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5385-10.2011.
  • Chew KS, Renna JM, McNeill DS, Fernandez DC, Keenan WT, Thomsen MB, Ecker JL, Loevinsohn GS, VanDunk C, Vicarel DC, Tufford A, Weng S, Gray PA, Cayouette M, Herzog ED, Zhao H, Berson DM, Hattar S. A subset of ipRGCs regulates both maturation of the circadian clock and segregation of retinogeniculate projections in mice. Elife. 2017 Jun 15;6:e22861. doi: 10.7554/eLife.22861.