DiAnna Hynds, Ph.D.
Professor

Contact
dhynds@twu.edu
940-898-2359
GRB 104
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
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
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