Shin-Ichiro Imai, MD, PhD, and Alessia Grozio, PhD, study in the lab.

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. elegansand mouse (M. musculus), as well as tissue culture systems and embryonic stem cells.

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Lilianna Solnica-Krezel’s New Publication

Lilianna Solnica-Krezel’s New Publication

Congratulations to Dr. Solnica-Krezel’s Lab on their recent publication! Criteria for the standardization of stem-cell-based embryo models Martinez Arias A, Rivron N, Moris N, Tam P, Alev C, Fu J, Hadjantonakis AK, Hanna JH, Minchiotti G, Pourquie O, Sheng G, Solnica Krezel L, Veenvliet JV, Warmflash A. Nat Cell Biol. 2024 Oct;26(10):1625-1628. .PMID: 39223372
Lilianna Solnica-Krezel’s New Publication

Lilianna Solnica-Krezel’s New Publication

Congratulations to Dr. Solnica-Krezel’s Lab on their recent publication! CXCR3-CXCL11 Signaling Restricts Angiogenesis and Promotes Pericyte Recruitment Lee J, Goeckel ME, Levitas A, Colijn S, Shin J, Hindes A, Mun G, Burton Z, Chintalapati B, Yin Y, Abello J, Solnica-Krezel L, Stratman A. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2024 Oct 3. PMID: 39360413
Douglas F. Covey’s New Publication

Douglas F. Covey’s New Publication

Congratulations to Dr. Covey’s Lab on their recent publication! Direct measurements of neurosteroid binding to specific sites on GABAA receptors Chintala SM, Tateiwa H, Qian M, Xu Y, Amtashar F, Chen ZW, Kirkpatrick CC, Bracamontes J, Germann AL, Akk G, Covey DF, Evers AS. Br J Pharmacol. 2024 Nov;181(21):4229-4244. PMID: 38978389