{"id":10,"date":"2017-03-15T17:07:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T21:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cortical-development\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2019-10-18T13:16:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T17:16:46","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cortical-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-10\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-10-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-10-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1388\" height=\"1040\" alt=\"Hx BrdU-GFAP 40x\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cortical-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2017\/03\/Zecevic-Hx-BrdU-GFAP-40x-2.jpg 1388w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cortical-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2017\/03\/Zecevic-Hx-BrdU-GFAP-40x-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cortical-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2017\/03\/Zecevic-Hx-BrdU-GFAP-40x-2-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cortical-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2017\/03\/Zecevic-Hx-BrdU-GFAP-40x-2-1024x767.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1388px) 100vw, 1388px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cortical-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2017\/03\/Zecevic-Hx-BrdU-GFAP-40x-2.jpg\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-10-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"content-box panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-10-0-0-1\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">About Us<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The primary area of interest of our lab \u00a0is development of the human CNS. We apply molecular biological techniques, genetic labeling in vitro and immunocytochemistry on light and electron microscopic level.\u00a0We are focused on these questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How does the complex structure of cerebral cortex develop from simple neuroepithelial cells?<\/li>\n<li>What determines the fate of cortical progenitor cells?<\/li>\n<li>What is the role of transcription factors such as Pax6, Olig1,2, Nkx2.1 and others in these processes?<\/li>\n<li>Can human embryonic stem cells be used to answer these developmental questions?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-10-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-10-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"content-box panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-10-0-1-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cortical-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2017\/03\/zecevic.jpg\" alt=\"Nada Zecevic, M.D., Ph.D.\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Nada Zecevic, M.D., Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<p>Professor, Neuroscience<\/p>\n<p>UConn Health<br \/>263 Farmington Avenue<br \/>Farmington, CT 06030-3401<br \/>Phone: 860-679-1768<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Zecevic-Nada\">View profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-10-0-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"content-box panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-10-0-1-1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Related Links<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/\">Neuroscience Department<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/neuroscience\/program-overview\/\">Neuroscience Graduate Training Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/events.uconn.edu\/current\/month\/451\" class=\"broken_link\">Neuroscience Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The primary area of interest of our lab \u00a0is development of the human CNS. 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