Developmental Biology

Our Research

Researchers in the Division of Developmental Biology are focused on five main areas of investigation:

• Molecular embryology: How do molecular, genetic and cellular mechanisms govern cell behavior and pattern formation during development?
• Neurobiology: How do the peripheral and central nervous systems develop? How do intrinsic and extrinsic factors influence behavior?
• Organ development and disease: What are the processes that direct the formation of organs during normal embryonic development? What causes abnormal development?
• Protein structure and function: What are the molecular mechanisms underlying normal organ development? How might these processes be disrupted in disease states?
• Stem cells, regeneration and repair: Which stem and progenitor cells promote regeneration? How can we manipulate them to generate tissues for transplantation?