DiAnna Hynds, Ph.D.

Affiliate Professor, Woodcock Institute for the Advancement of Neurocognitive Research and Applied Practice

Head of Special Projects, School of the Sciences

Cornaro Professor of Biology

Contact

dhynds@twu.edu
940-898-2359
SRC 204D

Education

Ph.D., Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Postdoctoral Studies, Neurobiology, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY
Postdoctoral Studies, Neurobiology Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY
Other, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Other, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
B.S., Biology and Math, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI

Research Interests

Mechanisms of Axon Growth and Guidance; Neuroanatomy; Neurophysiology; Biology; Signal Transduction

Latest Articles

G1P3/IFI6, an Interferon Stimulated Protein, Promotes the Association of Rab5+ Endosomes with Mitochondria in Breast Cancer Cells
Cell Biology International (2023)
A M Davenport, M Morris, F Sabti, S Sabti, D Shakya

Cytomegalovirus Infection Induces Alzheimer's Disease-associated Alterations in Tau
Journal of Neurovirology (2023)
P H Mody, D L. Hynds, K L Marvin, L K Hanson

Regulation of Small GTPase Prenylation in the Nervous System
Molecular Neurobiology: A Review Journal (2020)
Jairus M Reddy, Namrata GR Raut, Jennifer L Seifert, DiAnna L. Hynds

Glucotoxicity promotes aberrant activation and mislocalization of Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 [Rac1] and metabolic dysfunction in pancreatic islet β-cells: reversal of such metabolic defects by metformin
Apoptosis (2017)
S Baidwan, A Cherkuri, DiAnna L. Hynds, A Kowluru

Subcellular Localization of Rho GTPases: Implications for Axon Regeneration
Neural Regeneration Research (2015)
DiAnna L. Hynds

Non-Prenylatable, Cytosolic Rac1 Alters Neurite Outgrowth while Retaining Guanosine Triphosphate (GTP) Loading
Cellular Signalling (2015)
J Reddy, F Samuel, J McConnell, C Reddy, B W Beck

Internally Funded Projects

SCI Foundry Scientific Grants and Leadership Program
SCI Foundry | $13,000.00 | 2023
Research Grant

Promoting Regeneration after Spinal Cord Injury Using a Magnetically-responsive Nanomaterial Drug Delivery System
TWU Research Enhancement Program | $10,000.00 | 2019
Research Grant

Professional Affiliations

  • American Society for Cell Biology
  • American Society for Neurochemistry
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Sigma Xi
  • Society for Neuroscience
  • Society for Neuroscience, Arlington/Fort Worth Chapter

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