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Howe Hall 403 Phone (540) 458-8864 E-mail: watsonf@wlu.edu Education Undergraduate Degree:
B.S. Honors, Dalhousie University, 1988 Graduate Degree: M.S.,
Dalhousie University, 1993. Advisor: Robert
Elner Graduate Degree: Ph.D., Harvard
University, 1999. Advisor: Rosalind
Segal Joined W&L Faculty in 2008 Positions Assistant Professor, Washington
and Lee University, 2008 - present Howard Hughes Teaching and
Research Fellow, Davidson College, 2006-2008, Mentor: Barbara Lom Postdoctoral Fellow Harvard University,
2001-2005, Advisor: Dietmar Schmucker Harvard University,
1999-2001, Advisor: Rosalind
Segal Memberships 2006-present Faculty
for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN)
1990-present Society
for Neuroscience (SfN) Courses Taught at W&L Animal Development (Biology
222) Current Research Interests Coming soon! Recent Publications ·
Watson, FL and B Lom. 2008. More
than a Picture: Helping Undergraduates Learn to Communicate Through
Scientific Images. CBE—Life Sciences Education. 7:27-35. (Abstract
& PDF) ·
Chen, B., M Kondo, A Garnier, FL Watson, R Puettmann-Holgado,
D Lamar, D Schmucker. 2006. The molecular diversity of Dscam is
functionally required for neuronal wiring specificity in Drosophila. Cell
125:607-620. (Abstract & FDF)
(Editorial) ·
Watson, F., R Puettmann-Holgado, F Thomas, D
Lamar, M Kondo, V Rebel, D Schmucker. 2005. Alternative splicing of Dscam in the immune system of invertebrates: Convergent
evolution of immunoglobulin receptor diversity? Science 309:1874-1878. (Abstract & FDF) (Editorial) ·
Bhattacharyya, A, FL Watson,
SL Pomeroy, YZ Zhang, CD Stiles, RA Segal. 2002. High
resolution imaging demonstrates
dynein based retrograde transport of activated Trk receptors. Journal of Neurobiology. 51(4):302-12. (Abstract
& FDF) ·
Watson, FL, HM Heerssen, A Bhattacharyya, L Klesse, RA Segal.
2001. Neurotrophins
use the Erk5 pathway to mediate a retrograde survival signal. Nature Neuroscience 4(10):981-988. (Abstract
& FDF) (Editorial) ·
Watson, FL, HM Heerssen, DB Moheban,
MZ Lin, CM Sauvageot, A Bhattacharyya, SL Pomeroy,
RA Segal. 1999. Rapid nuclear responses to target
derived neurotrophins require retrograde transport
of ligand-receptor complex. J. Neurosci.
19(18): 7889-7900. (Abstract & FDF)
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Watson, FL, MA Porcionatto, A Bhattacharyya, CD
Stiles, RA Segal. 1999. Trk A glycosylation regulates receptor localization and
activity. J. Neurobiol. 39(2): 323-36. (Abstract
& FDF) ·
Bitting L, FL Watson, BF O’Hara, TS Kilduff, HC
Heller. 1999. HSP70 expression is increased during
the day in a diurnal animal, the golden-mantled ground squirrel Spermophilus lateralis. Mol. Cell Biochem.
199(1-2): 25-34. (Abstract &
PDF) ·
O'Hara, BF, FL Watson,
HK Srere, H Kumar, SW Wiler,
SK Welch, L Bitting, HC Heller, and TS Kilduff. 1999. Gene expression in the brain across the hibernation
cycle. J. Neurosci.
19(10): 3781-90. (Abstract &
PDF) ·
Bhattacharyya, A, FL Watson,
TA Bradlee, SL Pomeroy, CD Stiles, RA Segal. 1997. Trk receptors function as rapid
retrograde signal carriers in the adult nervous system. J. Neurosci.
17(18):7007-7016. (Abstract &
PDF) ·
O'Hara, BF, FL Watson,
R Andretic, SW Wiler, KA
Young, L Bitting, HC Heller, and TS Kilduff. 1997. Daily variation of CNS gene
expression in nocturnal vs. diurnal rodents and in the developing rat brain.
Brain Res Mol Brain Res 48(1): 73-86. (Abstract
& PDF) ·
Bitting, L, EL Sutin, FL Watson, LE Leard,
BF O'Hara, HC Heller and TS Kilduff. 1994. c-fos mRNA increases in the
ground squirrel suprachiasmatic nucleus during
arousal from hibernation. Neuroscience Letters 165(1-2):117-21. (Abstract
& PDF) · O'Hara, BF, KA Young, FL Watson, HC Heller, and TS Kilduff. 1993. Immediate early gene expression in brain during sleep deprivation: Preliminary observations. Sleep 16(1):1-7. (AbstractPDF)
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