Denver Ncube, Ph.D.

Computational biologist/bioinformatician with a passion for extracting meaningful insight from complex biological data.

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States of America

Research Interests

Neuroscience
Cell Biology
Anatomy
Pharmacology
Toxicology

About

With over 8 years of experience in neuroscience and bioinformatics, I am a computational biologist who is passionate about applying data science and machine learning to unravel the molecular and cellular mechanisms of complex diseases, such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders.

Publications

Forebrain Control of Behaviorally Driven Social Orienting in Zebrafish

Current Biology / Aug 01, 2018

Stednitz, S. J., McDermott, E. M., Ncube, D., Tallafuss, A., Eisen, J. S., & Washbourne, P. (2018). Forebrain Control of Behaviorally Driven Social Orienting in Zebrafish. Current Biology, 28(15), 2445-2451.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.016

Comparative Hepatotoxicity of Fluconazole, Ketoconazole, Itraconazole, Terbinafine, and Griseofulvin in Rats

Journal of Toxicology / Jan 01, 2017

Khoza, S., Moyo, I., & Ncube, D. (2017). Comparative Hepatotoxicity of Fluconazole, Ketoconazole, Itraconazole, Terbinafine, and Griseofulvin in Rats. Journal of Toxicology, 2017, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/6746989

Late onset of Synaptotagmin 2a expression at synapses relevant to social behavior

Journal of Comparative Neurology / Dec 17, 2020

Goode, C., Voeun, M., Ncube, D., Eisen, J., Washbourne, P., & Tallafuss, A. (2020). Late onset of Synaptotagmin 2a expression at synapses relevant to social behavior. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 529(9), 2176–2188. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.25084

A Conserved Transcriptional Fingerprint Of Multi-Neurotransmitter Neurons Necessary For Social Behavior

Mar 08, 2022

Ncube, D., Tallafuss, A., Serafin, J., Bruckner, J., Farnsworth, D., Miller, A., Eisen, J., & Washbourne, P. (2022). A Conserved Transcriptional Fingerprint Of Multi-Neurotransmitter Neurons Necessary For Social Behavior. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1349219/v1

Zebrafish Forebrain Cellular Characterization Supplemental Vidoes

Zebrafish Forebrain Cellular Characterization / Jan 19, 2021

Lab, B., Barresi, M., & Schnabl, J. (2021). Zebrafish Forebrain Cellular Characterization Supplemental Vidoes [dataset]. In Zebrafish Forebrain Cellular Characterization. Smith College. https://doi.org/10.35482/blzfcc.01.2021

The development of social behavior

Behavioral and Neural Genetics of Zebrafish / Jan 01, 2020

Stednitz, S. J., & Washbourne, P. (2020). The development of social behavior. In Behavioral and Neural Genetics of Zebrafish (pp. 93–105). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-817528-6.00006-1

Education

University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Veterinary Science

Master of Science in Anatomy , Department of Veterinary Science / July, 2012

Harare

University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences

BSc Honours(Intercalated) in Human Anatomy, Anatomy / February, 2009

Harare

University of Oregon

Ph.D., Biology / August, 2021

Eugene, Oregon, United States of America

Experience

University of Oregon

Neuroscientist / June, 2021Present

University of Oregon

Graduate Student / August, 2016June, 2021

Flagship Biosciences

Computational Biologist / March, 2023Present

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