Wayne, Nancy

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Titles

Professor, Physiology

Member, Brain Research Institute

Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology GPB Home Area

Neuroscience GPB Home Area

Contact Information

Email
nwayne@mednet.ucla.edu
Phone
Fax Number: 310-206-5661
Work Phone Number: 310-206-9379
310-794-1159
Address

Work Address:

Laboratory
CHS
Los Angeles, CA 90095
UNITED STATES
Office
CHS
Los Angeles, CA 90095
UNITED STATES

Website
http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/cfm/access_faculty.cfm?FacultyKey=166

Biography

Nancy L. Wayne is a reproductive neuroendocrinologist who joined the Department of Physiology in the School of Medicine in 1992. She became Full Professor of Physiology in 2005. Dr. Wayne earned her B.A. in Biology at Northwestern University in Evanston and her Ph.D. in Physiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biology at the University of Virginia, where she worked on environmental regulation of reproduction. Since arriving at UCLA, Dr. Wayne has been an active member of the Laboratory for Neuroendocrinology in the Brain Research Institute. Dr. Wayne's laboratory research is focused on understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms by which neuroendocrine cells respond to internal and external signals, and how these neurophysiological responses influence reproductive behaviors. This research gives us the opportunity to explore basic mechanisms by which the brain controls and coordinates physiology and behavior. Dr. Wayne created and leads WOMEN ADVANCING TOGETHER workshops for for professionals, students and trainees, and administrators to help women overcome barriers in their careers. These are practical, goal-oriented, problem-solving experiences that leave participants energized and empowered to address the challenges of their daily lives. For more information, including Dr. Wayne's blogs on topics of interest to women working in a man's world, go to: https://nancylwayne.wordpress.com/

Publications

A selected list of publications:

Zhao Y, Lin MC, Farajzadeh M, Wayne NL   Early development of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone neuronal network in transgenic zebrafish Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 2013; 4: 107.
Ramakrishnan Siddharth, Lee Wenjau, Navarre Sammy, Kozlowski David J, Wayne Nancy L   Acquisition of spontaneous electrical activity during embryonic development of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-3 neurons located in the terminal nerve of transgenic zebrafish (Danio rerio) General and comparative endocrinology, 2010; 168(3): 401-7.
Wayne Nancy L, Vermillion Michelle, Uijtdehaage Sebastian   Gender differences in leadership amongst first-year medical students in the small-group setting Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 2010; 85(8): 1276-81.
Tsai Pei-San, Sun Biao, Rochester Johanna R, Wayne Nancy L   Gonadotropin-releasing hormone-like molecule is not an acute reproductive activator in the gastropod, Aplysia californica General and comparative endocrinology, 2010; 166(2): 280-8.
Ramakrishnan S, Wayne NL   Social cues from conspecifics alter electrical activity of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the terminal nerve via visual signals Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 2009; 297(1): R135-R141.
Wayne, NL Lee, W Michel, S Dyer, J Sossin, WS   Activity-dependent regulation of neurohormone synthesis and its impact on reproductive behavior in aplysia Biology of reproduction. , 2004; 70(2): 277-81.
Lee, W Wayne, NL   Secretion of locally synthesized neurohormone from neurites of peptidergic neurons Journal of neurochemistry. , 2004; 88(3): 532-7.
Dyer, JR Michel, S Lee, W Castellucci, VF Wayne, NL Sossin, WS   An activity-dependent switch to cap-independent translation triggered by eIF4E dephosphorylation Nature neuroscience. , 2003; 6(3): 219-20.
Lee, W Jones, AM Ono, JK Wayne, NL   Regional differences in processing of locally translated prohormone in peptidergic neurons of Aplysia californica Journal of neurochemistry. , 2002; 83(6): 1423-30.
Michel S, Wayne NL   Neurohormone secretion persists following post-afterdischarge membrane depolarization and cytosolic calcium elevation in peptidergic neurons in intact nervous tissue, J. Neurosci, 2002; 22: 9063-9069.
Zhang, L Wayne, NL Sherwood, NM Postigo, HR Tsai, PS   Biological and immunological characterization of multiple GnRH in an opisthobranch mollusk, Aplysia californica General and comparative endocrinology. , 2000; 118(1): 77-89.
Wayne, NL Kim, J Lee, E   Prolonged hormone secretion from neuroendocrine cells of Aplysia is independent of extracellular calcium Journal of neuroendocrinology. , 1998; 10(7): 529-37.
Wayne, NL Kim, YJ Yong-Montenegro, RJ   Seasonal fluctuations in the secretory response of neuroendocrine cells of Aplysia californica to inhibitors of protein kinase A and protein kinase C General and comparative endocrinology. , 1998; 109(3): 356-65.
Lee, W Wayne, NL   The fate of newly synthesized hormone from neuroendocrine cells of Aplysia General and comparative endocrinology. , 1997; 107(2): 201-11.
Jonas, EA Knox, RJ Smith, TC Wayne, NL Connor, JA Kaczmarek, LK   Regulation by insulin of a unique neuronal Ca2+ pool and of neuropeptide secretion Nature, 1997; 385(6614): 343-6.
Nick, TA Moreira, JE Kaczmarek, LK Carew, TJ Wayne, NL   Developmental dissociation of excitability and secretory ability in Aplysia bag cell neurons Journal of neurophysiology. , 1996; 76(5): 3351-9.
Wayne, NL   The neuroendocrine bag cells of Aplysia: a model system for neural control of hormone secretion The Journal of endocrinology. , 1995; 147(1): 1-4.
Wayne, NL, Frumovitz, M.   Calcium influx following onset of electrical afterdischarge is not required for hormone secretion from neuroendocrine cells of Aplysia, J. Endocrinology, 1995; 136: 369-372.