Research in this group focuses on the molecular processes underlying cellular function and embryonic development, including how disease disrupts these processes. A variety of genetically tractable model systems are employed, including yeast, C. elegans, Drosophila, maize, Arabidopsis, Xenopus, zebrafish, and rodents. Research clusters include:
Cellular and Developmental Biology
Cell Structure, Dynamics, and Function
Dominique R. Alfandari, Madelaine Bartlett, Tobias Baskin, Magdalena Bezanilla, Min Chen, Alice Cheung, Hélène Cousin, Edward P. Debold, David J. Gross, Sam Hazen, Daniel N. Hebert, Abigail Jensen, Paul S. Katz, Maria Kilfoil, Michele M. Klingbeil, Wei–Lih Lee, Genglin Li, John M. Lopes, Thomas J. Maresca, Jennifer L. Ross, Stylianos P. Scordilis, Alicia R. Timme–Laragy, Elizabeth Vierling, Patricia Wadsworth, Elsbeth Walker, and Patrick L. Williamson
Developmental Biology: Cell-Cell Signaling
R. Craig Albertson, Dominique R. Alfandari, Michael J.F. Barresi, Alice Cheung, Hélène Cousin, Kevin L. Griffith, Rolf O. Karlstrom, Genglin Li, Jesse Mager, Michele Markstein, Jennifer Normanly, Barbara A. Osborne, Sandra Petersen, J. Richard Pilsner, Dominic L. Poccia, Ana M. Salicioni, Kimberly D. Tremblay, Pablo E. Visconti, and Hen–ming Wu
Cell Death
Developmental Biology: Nervous System Development
Microbiology / Host-Microbe Interactions
Cynthia L. Baldwin, Samuel J. Black, Jeffrey L. Blanchard, John P. Burand, Min Chen, Peter Chien, John M. Clark, Kevin L. Griffith, Susan B. Leschine, Li–Jun Ma, Lynne A. McLandsborough, Yasu S. Morita, Margaret (Peg) Riley, Steven J. Sandler, David A. Sela, M. Sloan Siegrist, Dong Wang, Christine A. White–Ziegler, and Steven A. Williams