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The importance of noncoding RNAs has been increasingly recognized within the last several years, particularly with the identification of new classes of small RNAs, such as microRNAs (miRNAs). These noncoding RNAs play important roles in neural development and can be involved in neuronal translation control (miRNAs) or transcription regulation (small modulatory RNAs in the fate specification of adult neural stem cells), and can be pathogenic (noncoding repeats in neurodegeneration). The ultimate goal of my lab is to understand the roles of noncoding RNAs in neural development and the pathogenesis of brain disorders.