We are studying mechanisms that underlie axon growth and specificity of synaptic connections by investigating two problems: 1) early events in sensory systems that establish the organizational template; and 2) strategies that promote axon outgrowth and synapse formation in adults.

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Lipscomb, B., Treloar, H.B., and Greer, C.A. (2002). Novel microglomerular structures in the mouse olfactory bulb. J. Neurosci. 22:766-774.

Treloar, H.B., Feinstein, P., Mombaerts, P., and Greer, C.A. (2002). Specificity of glomerular targeting by olfactory sensory axons. J. Neurosci. 22:2469-2477.