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.
Upcoming events
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Latest news
Andrew Yoo’s New Publication
Congratulations to Dr. Yoo’s Lab on their recent publication! Genetic dissection of Huntington’s disease modification by variation at RRM2B Lee K, Shin B, Kim M, Lee SW, Oh YM, Kim KH, Jiang A, Ko K, Gillis T, Lucente D, Lee R, Kwak S, Lee JM, Wheeler VC, Yoo AS, Gusella JF, MacDonald ME, Seong IS. […]
Tony Tsai’s New Publication
Congratulations to Dr. Tsai’s Lab on their recent publication! A Knock-in Zebrafish Reporter Line for Live Visualization of Endogenous Olig2 Protein Dynamics. Chang CT, Kawanishi T, Nandagopal S, Megason SG, Tsai TY. Zebrafish. 2025 Sep 24. doi: 10.1177/15458547251376166. PMID: 40991403
Dave Ornitz’s New Publication
Congratulations to Dr. Ornitz’s Lab on their recent publication! Easily adaptable Fiji macro for mean linear intercept measurement of peripheral respiratory airspace. Patlin B, Yin Y, Li L, Ornitz DM. Dev Dyn. 2025 Sep 12. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.70078. PMID: 40937540