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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Pairing Modeling and Experiment to Understand Microtubule Behavior in Healthy and Injured Neurons
Rolls, M. (PI), Ciocanel, M.-V. M. (CoPI) & McKinley, S. A. (CoPI)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
6/21/22 → 4/30/27
Project: Research project
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Mechanisms that control neuronal microtubule polarity
Rolls, M. M. (PI) & Rolls, M. (CoPI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
5/1/10 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
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Function of kinetochore proteins in post-mitotic neurons
Rolls, M. (PI)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
9/1/20 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
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A simple, genetically tractable model for axon initial segment function
Rolls, M. (PI) & Jegla, T. J. (CoPI)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
7/1/17 → 6/30/20
Project: Research project
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Finding a molecular signature for dendrite regeneration
Rolls, M. (PI)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
4/1/15 → 3/31/16
Project: Research project
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Emergent microtubule properties in a model of filament turnover and nucleation
Nelson, A. C., McKinley, S. A., Rolls, M. M. & Ciocanel, M. V., Jan 7 2026, In: Journal of Theoretical Biology. 616, 112254.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identification of a cytosol-to-nucleus feedback loop that regulates neuronal microtubule nucleation
Kumar, N., Carey, N., Hertzler, J. I., Bernard, A. R., Mahata, G., Kothe, G. O., Shen, Y. & Rolls, M. M., Mar 2 2026, In: The Journal of cell biology. 225, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DLK orchestrates a modular transcriptional response to axon injury with separate roles for Fos and Jun
Mahata, G., Chen, L., Kothe, G. O. & Rolls, M. M., Jan 2025, In: PLoS genetics. 21, 12, e1011969.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Endocytosis of Wnt ligands from surrounding epithelial cells positions microtubule nucleation sites at dendrite branch points
Thyagarajan, P., Mirshahi, H. S., Kothe, G. O., Kumar, N., Long, M., Abimbola, B. S., Weiner, A. T. & Rolls, M. M., Jan 2025, In: PLoS biology. 23, 1, e3002973.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neurite branching is associated with mixed microtubule polarity in sea anemone neurons
Stone, M. C., Kothe, G. O., Jegla, T. J. & Rolls, M. M., Oct 2025, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 228, 19, p. 1-10 10 p., jeb251169.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review