Development
Studies in development in the Division of Biological Sciences cover a range of developmental events in a variety of organisms using a wide array of cutting-edge approaches including genetics, genomics, computation, biochemistry, and advanced imaging. Research topics include hormonal and cellular signaling, pattern formation, organogenesis, and differentiation. Projects impact many aspects of human health and disease as well as issues of agricultural production and conservation. Research in this area benefits from several campus research facilities, including the Cell and Immunobiology, Molecular Cytology, Transgenic Animal, and Electron Microscopy core facilities.
Faculty & Research Interests
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Stephen Alexander
Genetic mechanism for resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs
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Pamela Brown
Molecular basis for polar growth in Agrobacterium tumefaciens
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Anand Chandrasekhar
Mechanisms regulating neuronal development and physiology in vertebrates
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D Cornelison
Signaling and activity of skeletal muscle satellite cells
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Candace Galen
Ecology and evolution in natural plant populations
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H. Carl Gerhardt
Evolution and neurobiology of acoustic communication in amphibians
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Mark Kirk
Stem cell biology and therapies for neurodegeneration and brain tumors
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Mannie Liscum
Genetic control of phototropism in plants
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Paula McSteen
Genetic regulation of meristem function in plants
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Susan Nagel
Environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals and developmental programming of adult disease
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J. Chris Pires
Systematics, phylogenetics, and genome evolution of polyploidy plants
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David Setzer
Genetic control of transcription in amphibians and yeast
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Patrick Shiu
Meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA and sexual development in fungi
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Change Tan
Mechanism of incomplete cytokinesis during germ cell development
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Frederick vomSaal
Effects of estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals on fetal development
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John C. Walker
Molecular mechanisms regulating cellular signaling in plants
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Samuel T. Waters
Molecular and genetic analysis of transcriptional regulators during neural development
News
Nov. 29, 2012
Stephen Alexander Named 2013 AAAS Fellow
Aug. 1, 2012
Undergraduates Showcase Research at Summer Forum
Apr. 17, 2012
New Genetically Engineered Mice Aid Understanding of Incurable Neuromuscular Disease