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Fernando C. Alsina, PhD

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

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Fernando C. Alsina, PhD

Department of Cell & Molecular Biology

MS 326

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

Memphis,  TN 38105-3678

Affiliations

Department of Cell and Molecular Biology

St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Center for Pediatric Neurological Disease Research

Education

BS (Biological Sciences) – University of Buenos Aires, Argentina PhD (Biological Sciences) – University of Buenos Aires, Argentina Postdoctoral fellow – Duke University, Durham, NC

Honors & Awards

  • 2023-2025 - Young Investigator award, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) Awarding NARSAD Grants
  • 2023-2024 - Young Investigator award, The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation, 2022 Neuroscience Program
  • 2018-2019 - Ruth K Broad Foundation fellowship
  • 2017-2018 - International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) USCRC North American Research fellowship
  • 2013-2017 - Argentinian National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) fellowship

Research Interests

  • Investigating molecular and cellular mechanisms driving neural differentiation and maturation during brain development.
  • Studying how neural cells utilize signaling pathways, transcriptomic regulation, and cytoskeletal dynamics.
  • Exploring dual-function proteins that regulate RNA and the cytoskeleton, linked to neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders.
  • Uncovering regulatory mechanisms in the nervous system to identify potential therapeutic targets.