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Deanna Bowman
University of Akron
Jim Goldenring LabĀ co-mentored by Matt Tyska
The unconventional motor protein Myosin Vb has been implicated in plasma membrane recycling systems and cellular polarity, but still remains largely uncharacterized. I will be investigating the regulation of Myo5b and functional impact of disease-causing mutations.