Natalie Carey​
Natalie is interested in the molecular mechanisms involved in myelin formation and growth.  Specifically, she is investigating the possibility that oligodendrocyte lineage cells use synaptic-like mechanisms to myelinate axons of different classes, and the hypothesis that the localization and function of post-synaptic proteins in oligodendrocytes provides specificity in axon selection for myelination.
 
Outside of the lab, Natalie spends her time reading, sewing, knitting, crocheting, going to rock and metal concerts, hiking, and she’s recently gotten into in weightlifting. Some of her favorite authors are Ursula K. Le Guin, Ray Bradbury, Ann Leckie, Octavia E. Butler, N. K. Jemisin, Mary Robinette Kowal, Emma Newman, Elizabeth Moon, Martha Wells, Tamsyn Muir, and K. B. Wagers.