Daniel Colon-Ramos, Ph.D.

K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
Photo of Daniel Alfonso Colón-Ramos, 2018 Landis Mentoring Award Winner
Institution
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Awarded Project
Synaptic target selection in the thermotaxis neural circuit of C. elegans

Council Dates: October 2006 - May 2007
Independent Position: Department of Genetics, Yale University

Daniel Colon-Ramos was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stanford University. In the lab of Dr. Kang Shen, Daniel studied synaptic target selection in the thermotaxis neural circuit of C. elegans to better understand neurodevelopmental disorders and other human diseases. Daniel earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from Duke University and his B.A. in Biology from Harvard University. Currently, Dr. Colon-Ramos is a Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Yale University.