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David R. Kornack, Ph.D.

David R. Kornack, Ph.D.

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Professional Background

EDUCATION:

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL B.S. 1983 Biology/Chemistry
Cornell Univ. Med. College, New York, NY Ph.D. 1990 Neurobiology
Yale Univ. School of Med., New Haven, CT Postdoc 1990-1994 Neurobiology

POSITIONS:

1983 - Technical Research Asst., Neurolo...
EDUCATION:

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL B.S. 1983 Biology/Chemistry
Cornell Univ. Med. College, New York, NY Ph.D. 1990 Neurobiology
Yale Univ. School of Med., New Haven, CT Postdoc 1990-1994 Neurobiology

POSITIONS:

1983 - Technical Research Asst., Neurology Dept., University of Illinois Med. School, Chicago, IL.
1990-1994 - Postdoctoral Fellow/Associate, Section of Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
1994-2000 - Associate Research Scientist, Section of Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
2000-2016 - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
2016-present - Associate Professor (Service), Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor (Service) - Department of Neuroscience (SMD)

Credentials

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

Postdoctoral Fellow/Postdoctoral Associate,
Section of Neurobiology,
Yale University School of Medicine,
New Haven, CT. 1990 - 2004

Education

PhD | Cornell Univ Medical College. Neurobiology. 1990

BS | Northern Illinois Univ. Biology. 1983

Awards

Manuel D. Goldman Prize for Excellence in Teaching 1st Year Medical Students. 2022

Commendation for Excellence in First Year Teaching. 2017

Manuel D. Goldman Prize for Excellence in Teaching 1st Year Medical Students. 2011

Medical Education Faculty Development Grant. 2010

Research

CURRENT TEACHING:
NSCI 203: Laboratory in Neurobiology, for undergraduates (Course Co-director, Lecturer, and Lab Instructor)
NSCI 302: Senior Seminar in Neuroscience, for undergraduates (Course Director, Lecturer)
HSF 110: Human Structure and Function, for medical students (MS1) (Block III...
CURRENT TEACHING:
NSCI 203: Laboratory in Neurobiology, for undergraduates (Course Co-director, Lecturer, and Lab Instructor)
NSCI 302: Senior Seminar in Neuroscience, for undergraduates (Course Director, Lecturer)
HSF 110: Human Structure and Function, for medical students (MS1) (Block III Leader: Head & Neck), Lecturer, Lab Instructor, and PBL Tutor
MBB 205: Mind, Brain, and Behavior, for medical students (MS2) (Lecturer and Lab Instructor)
Mind, Brain, and Behavior II: Basic Science Course, for medical students (MS3) (Lecturer)

PREVIOUS RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Neurogenesis in the Developing and Adult Mammalian Brain
Brain size and function depend on the generation of the appropriate number of neurons during development and their proper assembly into neural circuits. Our lab is dedicated to the study of neurogenesis (i.e., the generation of new neurons) in the mammalian forebrain. Specifically, we want to know how neurogenesis is controlled during development and why it persists in only a few particular brain regions in adulthood. To address these issues, we are applying molecular, cellular and anatomical techniques to a variety of mammalian models. Knowing the mechanisms that govern neurogenesis can further our understanding of the developmental basis of both the generation of neural diversity across species as well as the pathogenesis of abnormalities in humans. Moreover, continued neuronal production may have implications for plasticity in the adult brain – particularly for enhancing the brain's own capacity for self-repair after neuronal loss due to injury or neurodegenerative disease.

Publications

Journal Articles

Probing microtubule +TIPs: regulation of axon branching.

Kornack DR, Giger RJ

Current opinion in neurobiology.. 2005 February 15 (1):58-66. Epub 1900 01 01.

Cell proliferation without neurogenesis in adult primate neocortex.

Kornack DR, Rakic P

Science.. 2001 December 7294 (5549):2127-30. Epub 1900 01 01.

The generation, migration, and differentiation of olfactory neurons in the adult primate brain.

Kornack DR, Rakic P

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.. 2001 April 1098 (8):4752-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Continuation of neurogenesis in the hippocampus of the adult macaque monkey.

Kornack DR, Rakic P

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.. 1999 May 1196 (10):5768-73. Epub 1900 01 01.

Changes in cell-cycle kinetics during the development and evolution of primate neocortex.

Kornack DR, Rakic P

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.. 1998 February 395 (3):1242-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Sexually dimorphic expression of the NGF receptor gene in the developing rat brain.

Kornack DR, Lu B, Black IB

Brain research.. 1991 February 22542 (1):171-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Racial differences in the distribution of posterior circulation occlusive disease.

Gorelick PB, Caplan LR, Hier DB, Patel D, Langenberg P, Pessin MS, Biller J, Kornack D

Stroke.. 1985 16 (5):785-90. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Evolution of Nervous Systems (2006)

Chapter: The development and evolutionary expansion of the cerebral cortex in primates.

Authors: Rakic, P. and Kornack, D.R.

Publisher: Elsevier, Amsterdam 2006

The New Cognitive Neurosciences (2004)

Chapter: A lifetime of neurogenesis in the primate forebrain

Authors: D.R. Kornack (2004)

Publisher: MIT Press, Cambridge 2004

Evolutionary Anatomy of the Primate Cerebral Cortex (2001)

Chapter: Neocortical expansion and elaboration during primate evolution: a view from neuroembryology.

Authors: Rakic P.; Kornack, D.R.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2001

Restorative Neurology (1993)

Chapter: Constraints on neurogenesis in adult primate brain an evolutionary advantage?

Authors: Rakic, P.; Kornack, D.R.

Publisher: Elsevier, Amsterdam 1993