Cell and Developmental Biology
The following labs within the Biomedical and Translational Sciences department have a research area of focus in cell and developmental biology:
Carolyn Adler, PhD
Associate Professor
Adler Lab
stem cells, neural regeneration, organ regeneration, cell fate specification, apoptosis
Marc Antonyak, PhD
Associate Research Professor
Cerione Lab
cell signaling, extracellular vesicles, cancer metabolism, tumor microenvironment, and senescence
Richard Cerione, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Arts and Science in Chemistry
Cerione Lab
cancer biology, embryonic stem cells, signal transduction, structural biology, and chemical biology
Paula Cohen, PhD
Professor of Genetics
Director, Center for Reproductive Genomics
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Cohen Lab
meiosis, germ cells, contraception, non-coding RNAs, gene regulation
Ruth Collins, PhD
Associate Professor
Collins Lab
cellular ultrastructure, intracellular membrane traffic, cellular physiology, signal transduction
Arunika Das, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Das Lab
epigenetics, centromeres, aneuploidy, reproductive aging, meiosis
Mandi de Mestre, BVSc (hons) PhD, PGCAP, MRCVS
Professor
de Mestre Lab
miscarriage, aneuploidy, genome instability, horse, placental and endometrial health
Andrea Flesken-Nikitin, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Nikitin Lab
stem cell niches, tissue microenvironment, ovarian cancer initiation, mouse models
Gunther Hollopeter, PhD
Associate Professor
Hollopeter Lab
molecular mechanisms, genome engineering, quantitative imaging, membrane-associated machinery, C. elegans
Saki Ichikawa, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ichikawa Lab
chemical biology, probe development, post-translational modifications, E3 ubiquitin ligases, stress responses
Toshi Kawate, PhD
Associate Professor
Kawate Lab
membrane proteins, structure and mechanisms, neuroscience, biophysics, C. elegans models
Jongmin Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor
Kim Lab
gene silencing, chromatin, germ cells, Polycomb, Kumgang-CHD4 complex
Natasza Kurpios, PhD
Professor
Kurpios Lab
left-right asymmetry, gut morphogenesis, lymphatic development, intestinal stem cells, fatty liver disease
Dave Lin, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurobiology
Coordinator, CityU Hong Kong Joint PhD Program
Lin Lab
genomics, olfaction, regeneration, development, axon guidance
Alexander Nikitin, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology
Nikitin Lab
cancer, comparative pathology, mouse models, female reproductive tract, stem cells
Linda Nowak, PhD
Associate Professor
ion channels, pharmacology, neurotransmitter receptors, brain slices, glioblastoma
Richa Sardana, PhD
Assistant Professor
Sardana Lab
protein quality control, protein trafficking, lysosome, protein degradation, membrane protein recycling
John Schimenti, PhD
James Law Professor of Genetics
Schimenti Lab
reproductive genetics, genome maintenance mechanisms, cancer genetics, meiosis, infertility and reproductive aging
Carolyn Sevier, PhD
Associate Professor
Sevier Lab
redox signaling, protein quality control, post-translational modifications, signal transduction, stress responses
Andrew White, PhD
Associate Professor
White Lab
melanoma, melanocyte, tumor microenvironment, stem cell
Andrew Yen, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Yen Lab
leukemia, retinoic acid, signaling, cell cycle, cell differentiation
