From:
San Rafael, CA
Education:
PhD Molecular, cellular, and integrative physiology, UC Davis
B.A. Biochemistry and molecular biology from Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
Hobbies:
During a previous era when Jackie still had time for such things, she enjoyed making music with local orchestras and chamber music groups, riding her bike, hiking and reading.
Research Interests:
Understanding temporally and spatially-regulated intracellular signals that participate in the regeneration of the Xenopus laevis larval tail, particularly Ca2+ and Erk1/2 signaling, with the ultimate goal of encouraging improvements in human regeneration.
Publications:
Sequerra EB, Goyal R, Castro PA, Levin JB, Borodinsky LN., NMDA receptor signaling is important for neural tube formation and for preventing antiepileptic drug-induced neural tube defects. J Neurosci. (2018) doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2634-17.2018