Working to understand: underlying causes of intellectual disability (fragile x, down syndrome, autism) and related disorders, understanding the mechanisms of learning and memory, how they are disturbed in these syndromes and how stress contributes to the cognitive and behavioral disturbances in these disorders. These studies have lead to potential therapeutics strategies which we continue to investigate.
Julie Lauterborn, PhD
Full Researcher
University of California at Irvine
Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
3119 Gillespie Neuroscience Research Facility
(949) 824-8561
jclauter@uci.edu
Key Research Area
Intellectual Disability (Fragile X, Down Syndrome), Autism, Stress, Learning and Memory Mechanisms
Professional Bio
- Undergraduate and Graduate degrees from the University of California at Irvine
- NIMH Predoctoral Fellow
- Postdoctoral studies at University of California at Irvine focussing on gene regulation, neurotrophins, and drug-based therapies for neurological disorders
- Epilepsy Foundation of America Postdoctoral Fellow
- Full Researcher & Faculty Member, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
- Member & Core co-director, Center for Autism Research and Translation
- Society for Neuroscience Chapter Chair-UCI
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology & Minor in Psychology, University of California Irvine
Doctor of Philosophy in Biology/Neuroscience, University of California Irvine