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Martha Bosma

Neuroscientist, Educator, Outreach/Advocacy, Administration/Management | martibee@uw.edu | Website

My research focuses on spontaneous activity in the developing hindbrain, driven by serotonin-driven deplarization. This activity may regulate the complement of serotonin neurons in the adult. I also am director of the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, a capacity-constrained major at UW, where students learn the cellular, molecular, and system-based properties of the nervous system.

Areas of Interest:
DevelopmentMotor SystemsNeural Excitability/Synapses/and GliaNeuroscience EducationNeuroscience Outreach