Carol Mason | |
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| Born | Carol Ann Mason |
| Alma mater | Chatham University (BS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Awards | Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Columbia University New York University |
| Thesis | Studies on arthropod neurons: I. Axonal transport in a crayfish neuron. II. Visualization of neurosecretory pathways in the locust (1973) |
| Website | www |
Carol Ann Mason is a Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University in the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. She studies axon guidance in visual pathways in an effort to restore vision to the blind.[1] Her research focuses on the retinal ganglion cell. She was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2018.[2]
- ^ Plump, Andrew S.; Erskine, Lynda; Sabatier, Christelle; Brose, Katja; Epstein, Charles J.; Goodman, Corey S.; Mason, Carol A.; Tessier-Lavigne, Marc (2002). "Slit1 and Slit2 Cooperate to Prevent Premature Midline Crossing of Retinal Axons in the Mouse Visual System". Neuron. 33 (2): 219–232. doi:10.1016/S0896-6273(01)00586-4. ISSN 0896-6273. PMID 11804570.
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