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 core facilities.
Faculty
Establishment and maintenance of epithelial tissue architecture
The genetic and hormonal control of plant architecture
Gene Environment Interactions and Epigenetics
Molecular basis for polar growth in Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Generation and characterization of animal models to study genetics and disease
Mechanisms of cell-cell communication during development and tumor progression
Mechanisms regulating neuronal development and physiology in vertebrates
Signaling and activity of skeletal muscle satellite cells
Gene regulatory mechanisms controlling plant architecture traits in cereal crops
Establishment and maintenance of epithelial tissue architecture
Ovarian reserve formation, maintenance, and its associated ovarian dysfunction and diseases
The goal of the Lin Brain Lab is to develop precision health approaches to prevent Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.
Vertebrate musculoskeletal physiology, form, and function
Mechanisms by which maternal physiology influences development of placenta.
Meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA and sexual development in fungi
