Jessica MacDonald

Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Syracuse University
United States of America

Academician Psychiatry
Biography

Jessica MacDonald is an associate professor in Department of Biology of Syracuse University, New York United States. She specializes in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Research Intrest

Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms regulating neuronal development and function, with a particular interest in disruptions in these mechanisms that cause neurodevelopmental and cognitive disorders.

List of Publications
MacDonald JL, Roskams AJ (2009) Epigenetic regulation of nervous system development by DNA methylation and histone deacetylation. Progress in Neurobiology 88: 170-183.
MacDonald JL, Berndt A, Verster A, Roskams AJ (2010) MBD2 and MeCP2 regulate distinct transitions in the stage-specific differentiation of olfactory receptor neurons. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience 44: 55-67.