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The McDonald lab investigates how our brains and nervous systems work. We aim to understand how neurons build their synaptic connections at a cellular and molecular level.

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GFP-tagged synapses in a C. elegans embryo.

GFP-tagged synapses in the nerve ring of adult C. elegans.

In vitro phase separation of SYD-2/Liprin-α, a presynaptic protein.