Butler Research Lab
Welcome to the Butler Laboratory
We are affiliated with the Department of Neurobiology and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Our Current Research
Our research focus is to understand the mechanisms that establish neuronal networks during development and then co-opt these mechanisms to regenerate diseased or damaged spinal circuits.
Recent News
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Samantha gives a talk at U Mass Chan Medical School
Samantha visits U Mass to talk on “Revisiting the role(s) of netrin1 in the establishment of spinal cord circuitry”
New Paper in Cell Reports!
Sandy’s thesis work has been published in Cell Reports, showing more evidence that netrin1 has boundary activity.
Samantha gives a talk at UCI
Samantha visits UCI to talk on Revisiting the role(s) of netrin1 in the establishment of spinal cord circuitry
The Butler/Novitch labs celebrate Hallowe'en 2024!
Mydia won for “Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Mydia”, with second place to Cris’s cryopak and Charlene’s beautiful hand-crocheted Morton salt sweater.