Nenad Sestan MD, PhD
Professor of Neurobiology
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Program in Neurodevelopment and Regeneration: Collaborators
Center for RNA Science and Medicine, Yale
Neurobiology: Kavli Institute for Neuroscience | Sestan Lab
Research Interests
Evolution and development of neuronal circuits of the human cerebral cortex more...
Education
- M.D., University of Zagreb, 1995
- Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine, 1999
Selected Publications
- State MW, Sestan N (2012) The emerging biology of autism spectrum disorders. Science 337, 1301-1303.
- Shim S, Kwan KY, Li M, Lefebvre V, Sestan N (2012) Cis-regulatory control of corticospinal system development and evolution. Nature 86, 74-79.
- Kwan KY, Lam MMS, Johnson MB, Dube U, Shim S, Rasin MR, Sousa AMM, Fertuzinhos S, Chen JG, Arellano JI, Chan DW, Pletikos M, Vasung L, Rowitch DH, Huang EJ, Schwartz ML, Willemsen R, Oostra BA, Rakic P, Heffer M, Kostovic I, Judas M, Sestan N (2012) Species-dependent post-transcriptional regulation of NOS1 by FMRP in the developing cerebral cortex. Cell 149, 895-911.
