Russell E. Jacobs
Member of the Beckman Institute
mailing address :
beckman institute 139-74
california institute of technology
pasadena, ca 91125
phone : 626 395 2849
fax : 626 449 5163
B.S. Chemistry and Philosophy Tulane University 1972
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry Stanford University 1977
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My major research interests are in developing novel imaging tools to explore long standing issues in developmental and neuro- biology. My major focus is on creating and applying new microscopic magnetic resonance imaging (µMRI) techniques to elucidate problems that have proved intransigent to other imaging modalities. These questions typically necessitate examining the internal workings of live optically opaque specimens over time. Ongoing research projects are very broad, ranging from understanding the cell movements and contacts involved in inducing the vertebrate nervous system, following the development of neurodegenerative disease in animal models, to phenotyping of transgenic mice. Active collaborations, with researchers both inside and outside the Biological Imaging Center, permit this broad set of research goals.