Jeremy N. Kay | Scholars@Duke

Jeremy N. Kay
Assistant Professor of Neurobiology

We study how neural circuits devoted to specific visual processing tasks arise during development of the retina, and the consequences for circuit function when development goes wrong. The tools of mouse genetics are central to our approach, and we draw on a wide range of molecular, genetic, and imaging methods.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, Neurobiology, Basic Science Departments 2012
Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Clinical Science Departments 2012
Affiliate of the Regeneration Next Initiative, Regeneration Next Initiative, Institutes and Centers 2016
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Science & Society, Initiatives 2017

Contact Information

Box 3802, Duec, Durham, NC 27710
jeremy.kay@duke.edu
Kay Lab

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of California - San Francisco 2004
Duke Appointment History
- Investigator Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers 2012 - 2016
Recognition
In the News
- JUN 24, 2014
  
  Two Neurobiology Faculty Win Pew Scholarships
- FEB 18, 2014
  
  Five Science Faculty Win Sloan Fellowships
Awards & Honors
- Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. Pew Charitable Trusts. 2014
- Sloan Research Fellowship-Neuroscience. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. 2014
Research
Selected Grants
- Duke CTSA (KL2) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Duke CTSA (TL1) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Repulsive mechanisms for spatial segregation of developing neural circuits awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2020
- Muller glial dysfunction in retinal edema awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2020
- Molecular & cellular cues for circuit assembly in mouse retina awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2019
- Molecular control of neuronal position during retinal development awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2019
- Molecular cues for visual circuit assembly in developing retina awarded by Pew Charitable Trusts 2014 - 2019
- Basic predoctoral training in neuroscience awarded by National Institutes of Health 1992 - 2018
- Cell-cell recognition mechanisms for neural circuit wiring in the retina awarded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 2014 - 2016
- NEI Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award (K12) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2004 - 2016
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Kay, JN, and Stogsdill, M. "Starburst amacrine cells orchestrate assembly of retinal direction-selective circuitry." June 2015. Link to Item
- Journal Articles
  - Prigge, CL, and Kay, JN. "Dendrite morphogenesis from birth to adulthood." Current Opinion in Neurobiology 53 (August 6, 2018): 139-145. (Review) Full Text
  - Ray, TA, Roy, S, Kozlowski, C, Wang, J, Cafaro, J, Hulbert, SW, Wright, CV, Field, GD, and Kay, JN. "Formation of retinal direction-selective circuitry initiated by starburst amacrine cell homotypic contact." Elife 7 (April 3, 2018). Full Text Open Access Copy
  - O'Sullivan, ML, Puñal, VM, Kerstein, PC, Brzezinski, JA, Glaser, T, Wright, KM, and Kay, JN. "Astrocytes follow ganglion cell axons to establish an angiogenic template during retinal development." Glia 65.10 (October 2017): 1697-1716. Full Text
  - Wang, J, O'Sullivan, ML, Mukherjee, D, Puñal, VM, Farsiu, S, and Kay, JN. "Anatomy and spatial organization of Müller glia in mouse retina." The Journal of comparative neurology 525.8 (June 2017): 1759-1777. Full Text
  - Kay, JN. "Radial migration: Retinal neurons hold on for the ride." The Journal of Cell Biology 215.2 (October 24, 2016): 147-149. Full Text
  - Redmond, SA, Mei, F, Eshed-Eisenbach, Y, Osso, LA, Leshkowitz, D, Shen, Y-AA, Kay, JN, Aurrand-Lions, M, Lyons, DA, Peles, E, and Chan, JR. "Somatodendritic Expression of JAM2 Inhibits Oligodendrocyte Myelination." Neuron 91.4 (August 4, 2016): 824-836. Full Text
  - Visser, JJ, Cheng, Y, Perry, SC, Chastain, AB, Parsa, B, Masri, SS, Ray, TA, Kay, JN, and Wojtowicz, WM. "An extracellular biochemical screen reveals that FLRTs and Unc5s mediate neuronal subtype recognition in the retina." Elife 4 (December 2, 2015): e08149-null. Full Text
  - Lefebvre, JL, Sanes, JR, and Kay, JN. "Development of dendritic form and function." Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology 31 (January 2015): 741-777. (Review) Full Text
  - Whitney, IE, Keeley, PW, St John, AJ, Kautzman, AG, Kay, JN, and Reese, BE. "Sox2 regulates cholinergic amacrine cell positioning and dendritic stratification in the retina." The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience 34.30 (July 2014): 10109-10121. Full Text
  - Ford, KJ, Arroyo, DA, Kay, JN, Lloyd, EE, Bryan, RM, Sanes, JR, and Feller, MB. "A role for TREK1 in generating the slow afterhyperpolarization in developing starburst amacrine cells." Journal of Neurophysiology 109.9 (May 2013): 2250-2259. Full Text
  - Kay, JN, Chu, MW, and Sanes, JR. "MEGF10 and MEGF11 mediate homotypic interactions required for mosaic spacing of retinal neurons." Nature 483.7390 (March 11, 2012): 465-469. Full Text
  - Kay, JN, Voinescu, PE, Chu, MW, and Sanes, JR. "Neurod6 expression defines new retinal amacrine cell subtypes and regulates their fate." Nature Neuroscience 14.8 (July 10, 2011): 965-972. Full Text
  - Kay, JN, De la Huerta, I, Kim, I-J, Zhang, Y, Yamagata, M, Chu, MW, Meister, M, and Sanes, JR. "Retinal ganglion cells with distinct directional preferences differ in molecular identity, structure, and central projections." The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience 31.21 (May 2011): 7753-7762. Full Text
  - Voinescu, PE, Kay, JN, and Sanes, JR. "Birthdays of retinal amacrine cell subtypes are systematically related to their molecular identity and soma position." The Journal of Comparative Neurology 517.5 (December 2009): 737-750. Full Text
  - Kay, JN, Link, BA, and Baier, H. "Staggered cell-intrinsic timing of ath5 expression underlies the wave of ganglion cell neurogenesis in the zebrafish retina." Development 132.11 (2005): 2573-2585. Full Text
  - Muto, A, Orger, MB, Wehman, AM, Smear, MC, Kay, JN, Page-McCaw, PS, Gahtan, E, Xiao, T, Nevin, LM, Gosse, NJ, Staub, W, Finger-Baier, K, and Baier, H. "Forward genetic analysis of visual behavior in zebrafish." PLoS Genetics 1.5 (2005): 575-588.
  - Kay, JN, Roeser, T, Mumm, JS, Godinho, L, Mrejeru, A, Wong, ROL, and Baier, H. "Transient requirement for ganglion cells during assembly of retinal synaptic layers." Development 131.6 (2004): 1331-1342. Full Text
  - Kay, JN, Finger-Baier, KC, Roeser, T, Staub, W, and Baier, H. "Retinal ganglion cell genesis requires lakritz, a Zebrafish atonal Homolog." Neuron 30.3 (June 2001): 725-736. Full Text
  - Kay, JN, and Blum, M. "Differential response of ventral midbrain and striatal progenitor cells to lesions of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic projection." Developmental Neuroscience 22.1-2 (January 2000): 56-67. Full Text
  - Kay, JN, Hannigan, P, and Kelley, DB. "Trophic effects of androgen: development and hormonal regulation of neuron number in a sexually dimorphic vocal motor nucleus." Journal of neurobiology 40.3 (September 1999): 375-385. Full Text
  - Kay, JN, Hannigan, P, and Kelley, DB. "Trophic effects of androgen: Development and hormonal regulation of neuron number in a sexually dimorphic vocal motor nucleus." Journal of Neurobiology 40.3 (1999): 375-385. Full Text
- Other Articles
  - Ray, TA, and Kay, JN. "Following directions from the retina to the brain." Neuron 86.4 (May 2015): 855-857. Full Text
  - Voinescu, PE, Kay, JN, and Sanes, JR. "Birthdays of retinal amacrine cell subtypes are systematically related to their molecular identity and soma position (The Journal of Comparative Neurology (2009) 517, (737-750))." Journal of Comparative Neurology 518.2 (2010): 254--. Full Text
  - Kay, JN, and Baier, H. "Out-foxing fate: Molecular switches create neuronal diversity in the retina." Neuron 43.6 (2004): 759-760. Full Text
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- COMPSCI 394: Research Independent Study 2018
- NEUROBIO 393: Research Independent Study 2018
- NEUROBIO 719D: Brain Development 2018
- NEUROBIO 790S: Student Seminar (Topics) 2018
- NEUROBIO 793: Research in Neurobiology 2018
- NEUROSCI 150: Research Practicum 2018
- NEUROSCI 493: Research Independent Study 1 2018
- COMPSCI 391: Independent Study 2016
- NEUROSCI 495: Research Independent Study 3 2016

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Education, Training, & Certifications

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Awards & Honors

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Conference Papers

Journal Articles

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