Current research
Our research is highly diverse and includes topics ranging from embryogenesis, cell reprogramming and organogenesis to aging and stem cell engineering.
Our ongoing and future work will focus on new and emerging areas of developmental biology, such as epigenetics and genomics.
Model systems
We house one of the largest zebrafish facilities in the world. Along with zebrafish (D. rerio), we study several other model systems, including the fruit fly (D. melanogaster), nematode (C. elegans) and mouse (M. musculus), as well as tissue culture systems and embryonic stem cells.
Latest news
Aaron DiAntonio’s New Publication
Congratulations to Dr. DiAntonio’s Lab on their recent publication! SARM1 Inhibition Maintains Axonal Integrity After Rat Sciatic Nerve Transection and Repair Sachar R, Lee TY, DiAntonio A, Dy CJ, Wever J, Milbrandt J, Brogan DM. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 Jan 29:S0363-5023(24)00617-8. PMID: 39895440
Aaron DiAntonio’s New Publication
Congratulations to Dr. DiAntonio’s Lab on their recent publication! PMP2+ Schwann cells maintain the survival of large-caliber motor axons Kozlowski MM, Strickland A, Morales Benitez A, Schmidt RE, Bloom AJ, Milbrandt J, DiAntonio A. J Neurosci. 2025 Jan 29:e1362242025. PMID: 39880678
Stacy Rentschler’s New Publication
Congratulations to Dr. Rentschler’s Lab on their recent publication! RSK1 is an exploitable dependency in myeloproliferative neoplasms and secondary acute myeloid leukemia Kong T, Laranjeira ABA, Letson CT, Yu L, Lin S, Fowles JS, Fisher DAC, Ng S, Yang W, He F, Youn M, Mark K, Jose AS, Liu J, Kim AB, Cox MJ, Fulbright […]