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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
Dr. Helen McNeill has received a grant award from the NIH/NIGMS
Congratulations to Dr. Helen McNeill! Dr. Helen McNeill, Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Biology, has received a four-year $ 2,276,995 grant award from the NIH/NIGMS starting 8/1/2020 for her project entitled “Dissecting Fat cadherin function in vivo”
Kyohei Tokizane has received a Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Congratulation to Kyohei Tokizane from Dr. Shin Imai's Lab! Kyohei Tokizane, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Scholar, has received a one-year $60,000 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award from the Glenn Foundation starting August 1, 2020 for his project entitled “ Investigating the role of dorsomedial hypothalamus in mammalian aging”.
Dr. David Ornitz has received a grant award from the NIH/NHLBI
Congratulations to Dr. David Ornitz! Dr. David Ornitz, M.D.,Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Biology, has received a four-year $2,495,709 grant award from the NIH/NHLBI starting 7/15/20 for his project entitled "FGF18 regulation of postnatal lung development".