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
Adelita Mendoza will receive an Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Award!
Congratulations to Adelita Mendoza, Postdoc Research Associate in Dr. Kerry Kornfeld’s Lab, has been selected to receive an Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Award on March 20, 2023 from the Washington University Postdoc Society during the 18th Annual Postdoc Symposium. Dr. Mendoza was nominated by twelve of her mentees and colleagues.
Mayssa Mokalled’s New Publication
Congratulations to Mayssa Mokalled’s Lab on their recent publication! Myostatin is a negative regulator of adult neurogenesis after spinal cord injury in zebrafish. Saraswathy VM, Zhou L, McAdow AR, Burris B, Dogra D, Reischauer S, Mokalled MH. Cell Rep. 2022 Nov 22;41(8):111705.
Kristen Kroll’s New Publication
Congratulations to Kristen Kroll’s Lab on their recent publication! Duplication Versus Deletion Through the Lens of 15q13.3: Clinical and Research Implications of Studying Copy Number Variants Associated with Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neurons. Antony I, Narasimhan M, Shen R, Prakasam R, Kaushik K, Chapman G, Kroll KL. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2022 […]