Arizona Daily Star interviews Dr. Linda Restifo about her genetics research
Dr. Linda Restifo describes her current work in genetics an interview published by the Arizona Daily Star on 12/29/08 in the article, Tiny insects have big role in UA research: Professor studies fruit fly brains for genetic insights. In the interview, Dr. Restifo discusses the methods she uses to screen drugs which have the potential to act on mutated brain cells. The goal of this research is to identify drugs that could increase brain function in people suffering from metal disorders such as autism or mental retardation. Dr. Restifo was recently awarded funding by the Autism Speaks Foundation for a pilot study entitled, "Novel cell-based assay for autism-research and drug discovery."
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