Yasmine Kamen
Postdoctoral Scholar
National MS Society Postdoctoral Fellow
I study interactions between oligodendrocyte lineage cells and neurons. During my doctoral studies, I used electrophysiology to examine how neurotransmitter signaling to oligodendrocyte precursor cells modulates their capacity to proliferate and differentiate into myelinating oligodendrocytes. As a postdoctoral fellow in the Hill lab, I use intravital imaging with genetic labels and cellular physiology sensors to study how myelinating oligodendrocytes modulate neuronal function, with a focus on understanding these processes during healthy brain plasticity and in neurological disorders like Multiple Sclerosis.
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Department(s)
Biological Sciences
Education
- B.Sc. McGill University
- Ph.D. University of Cambridge
Selected Publications
Kamen Y, Chapman TW, Piedra EP, Ciolkowski ME, Hill RA. Transient upregulation of procaspase-3 during oligodendrocyte fate decisions. The Journal of Neuroscience (2025). doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2066-24.2025.
Kamen Y#, Evans KA, Ng YT, Dietmann S, Káradóttir RT#. Oligodendrocyte precursor cell AMPA receptors differ with age and brain region while kainate receptors remain stable. iScience (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113560. PMID: 41079616 #co-corresponding author
Kamen Y, Doty ME, Ciolkowski ME, Bame X, Pietramale AN, Schain AJ, Grutzendler J, Hill RA. Label-free and fluorescence imaging of oligodendrocytes and myelin. npj Imaging (2025) doi: 10.1038/s44303-025-00098-8. PMID: 40670677
Chapman TW, Kamen Y, Piedra ET, and Hill RA. Oligodendrocyte maturation alters the cell death mechanisms that cause demyelination. The Journal of Neuroscience (2024) doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1794-23.2024 PMID: 38395617