Research Interests:

My current research interests center around the formation and function of the mitotic spindle during cell division. The role of spindle microtubules in chromosome motion is specifically being investigated. Interactions among cytoskeletal fibers in interphase cells are also being studied. Techniques used to study mitosis include cell culture, light and electron microscopy, and immunocytochemistry.

Link to Snyder Publication List

Recent Publications:

• Robinson, R.W. and Snyder, J.A. (2005). Colocalization studies of Arp1 and P150Glued to spindle microtubules during mitosis. Cell Biology International 30: 631-639 (DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2006.04.001)
• Robinson, R.W. and Snyder, J.A. (2005). Localization of myosin II to chromosome arms and spindle fibers: A possible role for mitosis. Protoplasma 225: 113-122. (Cover of Journal). (DOI: 10.1007/s00709-005-0085-7)
• Robinson, R.W., Snyder, J.A. (2004). An innovative fixative for cytoskeletal components allows high resolution in colocalization studies using immunofluorescence techniques. Histochemistry and Cell Biology 122: 1-5. (Cover of Journal). (DOI: 10.1007/s00418-004-0656-2)
• Robinson, R.W. and Snyder, J.A. (2002). Redistribution of motor proteins by cytochalasin treatment. International Cell Biology. 27: 665-673. (DOI: 10.1016/S1065-6995(03)00123-9)
• Wrench, G.A. and J.A. Snyder (2001). The effect of cytochalasin J on kinetochore structure in PtK1 cells. Cell Biol. International 25 (8): 815-820. (DOI: 10.1006/cbir.2001.0758)
• Poole, C., Jensen, C., Snyder, J., Gray, C. and D. Wheatley (1997). Confocal analysis of primary cilia structure and colocalisation with the golgi apparatus in chrondrocytes and aortic smooth muscle cells. Cell Biol. International, 21: 483-494. (DOI: 10.1006/cbir.1997.0177)