Council Dates: October 2008 - May 2009
Independent Position: Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Mladen-Roko Rasin was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Neurobiology at Yale University. Under joint mentorship from Nenad Sestan and Pasko Rakic, his research tested the hypothesis that retrograde signaling from the thalamus controls gene expression and differentiation of layer 5 neurons constituting the corticospinal system. A better understanding of this pathway would have a significant impact on the understanding of sensorimotor integration and treatment approaches for spinal cord injury and the regeneration of severed corticospinal tract axons in adulthood. He earned his Ph.D. in Neurobiology from the University of Zagreb and Yale University, and his M.D. from the University of Zagreb.