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Ryohei Yasuda

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology
Neurobiology
Box 3209 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
401D Bryan Research Bldg, Box 3209, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology · 2012 - Present Neurobiology, Basic Science Departments

In the News


Published September 28, 2016
Scientists Track Unexpected Mechanisms of Memory

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Recent Publications


Studying signal transduction in single dendritic spines.

Journal Article Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol · October 1, 2012 Many forms of synaptic plasticity are triggered by biochemical signaling that occurs in small postsynaptic compartments called dendritic spines, each of which typically houses the postsynaptic terminal associated with a single glutamatergic synapse. Recent ... Full text Link to item Cite

The mechanisms underlying the spatial spreading of signaling activity.

Journal Article Curr Opin Neurobiol · April 2011 During the induction of plasticity of dendritic spines, many intracellular signaling pathways are spatially and temporally regulated to co-ordinate downstream cellular processes in different dendritic micron-domains. Recent advent of imaging technology bas ... Full text Link to item Cite

Optogenetic probes.

Journal Article Brain Cell Biol · August 2008 Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


TrkB receptor activation

FellowshipCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2015

Derivation of Functional Neurons from Human Adult Cells by Nonviral Gene Delivery

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2014

Large Scale Development of Sensors for Imaging Small GTPase Signals in Synapses

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2013

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Education, Training & Certifications


Keio University (Japan) · 1998 Ph.D.
Keio University (Japan) · 1996 M.S.
Keio University (Japan) · 1994 B.S.