Sigma Xi

Kristin A. Giamanco

Research Summary

Dr. Kristin Giamanco received her B.A. in Biology with minors in Mathematics and Chemistry from Bryn Mawr College and then went on to earn her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. Prior to joining the Biology Department at Western Connecticut State University in 2016, Dr. Giamanco was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan, New York. While at Weill Cornell, her work was funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Her research focuses on understanding how cells in the embryonic mouse brain divide with the overarching goal of deciphering the molecular mechanisms that underlie proper development of the cerebral cortex. The cerebral cortex is the structure responsible for a number of essential functions, including: sensory processing, motor output, planning, and organization. Her research entails using culture models to more thoroughly examine the division patterns of the neural progenitors that populate the developing mouse brain in conjunction with immunocytochemistry and microscopy. Additionally, Dr. Giamanco maintains an active area of research in collaboration with Weill Cornell, which involves manipulating gene expression in developing mouse embryos via in utero electroporation in an effort to define how cyclins, cell cycle proteins, mediate division outcomes.

 

Students

Phoebe Ermert (Biology, WCSU, 2020)

 

Publications

https://www.nature.com/articles/ng.2948

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306452212005465?via%3Dihub

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306452210011607?via%3Dihub