Wade G. Regehr

Wade Regehr is Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. His lab studies diverse topics ranging from the control of neurotransmitter release to the behavioral roles of the cerebellum. He is interested in the molecular control of release kinetics and short-term synaptic plasticity, and the functional and behavioral roles of these synaptic properties. He developed novel fluorescence-microscopy techniques to view and discover changes in presynaptic calcium ions. His studies explore circuitry, how the cerebellum controls various behaviors, and how cerebellar disfunction leads to neurological disorders such as autism.

Regehr has received research awards from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience. He holds a Ph.D. in applied physics from California Institute of Technology.