How do cells become circuits?
I study how neural circuits form, and from this try to understand how they work.
My work asks how the nervous system builds the circuits that carry sensory information.
At McGill, my doctoral research examines the development of neural circuits that relay precise sensory information from the body. This includes work on Teneurin-3 and Latrophilin-2, and their roles in how sensory connections are arranged in the spinal cord.
Before this, I worked with cerebral organoids to study brain development and glioblastoma. I also used RNA sequencing data to build a machine-learning model for immunotherapy response.
PhD studies · Integrated Program in Neuroscience
Research Technician · Cerebral organoids
Honours BSc · Neuroscience Specialist
Sangster, K. T., Zhang, X., del Toro, D., Sarantopoulos, C., Moses, A. M., Mahasenan, S., Pederick, D. T., Perreault, S., Fallet-Bianco, C., Roome, R. B., Seiradake, E., Luo, L., and Kania, A.
Segarra, L. C.*, Sangster, K. T.*, Sagner, J., Kania, A., and Sagner, A.
Melliou, S.*, Sangster, K. T.*, Kao, J., Zarrei, M., Lam, K. H. B., Howe, J., Papaioannou, M.-D., Tsang, Q. P. L., Borhani, O. A., Sajid, R. S., Bonnet, C., Leheup, B., Shannon, P., Scherer, S. W., Stavropoulos, D. J., Djuric, U., and Diamandis, P.
Melliou, S., Sangster, K. T., Djuric, U., and Diamandis, P.
Papaioannou, M.-D., Sangster, K., Sajid, R. S., Djuric, U., and Diamandis, P.
* Equal contribution.
For conversations about research and shared interests.
kevin.t.sangster@gmail.comBased in Montréal, Canada.