Assistant Professor of Neurobiology Degree: Ph.D. 2014 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Phone:  207.581.2470 Website:  https://sites.google.com/maine.edu/xuan-lab/home Email:  zhao.xuan@maine.edu Location: Office 288 Hitchner/Lab 255 Hitchner Research Topic:  Cellular and molecular biology of the neuron; synapse development; invertebrate genetics Research Program:  Neurons communicate with each other through specific structures called synapses. Many neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases