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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 in blue shirt

Carolyn Adler, PhD
Associate Professor
Adler Lab

stem cells, neural regeneration, organ regeneration, cell fate specification, apoptosis

Marc Antonyak

Marc Antonyak, PhD
Associate Research Professor
Cerione Lab

cell signaling, extracellular vesicles, cancer metabolism, tumor microenvironment, and senescence

Richard Cerione

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

Dr. Paula Cohen

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

Ruth Collins, PhD
Associate Professor
Collins Lab

cellular ultrastructure, intracellular membrane traffic, cellular physiology, signal transduction

Arunika Das

Arunika Das, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Das Lab

epigenetics, centromeres, aneuploidy, reproductive aging, meiosis

Portrait photograph of Dr. Mandi de Mestre smiling at the camera in front of a dark background

Mandi de Mestre, BVSc (hons) PhD, PGCAP, MRCVS
Professor
de Mestre Lab

miscarriage, aneuploidy, genome instability, horse, placental and endometrial health

Andrea Flesken-Nikitin

Andrea Flesken-Nikitin, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Nikitin Lab

stem cell niches, tissue microenvironment, ovarian cancer initiation, mouse models

Gunther Hollopeter

Gunther Hollopeter, PhD
Associate Professor
Hollopeter Lab

molecular mechanisms, genome engineering, quantitative imaging, membrane-associated machinery, C. elegans 

Saki Ichikawat

Saki Ichikawa, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ichikawa Lab

chemical biology, probe development, post-translational modifications, E3 ubiquitin ligases, stress responses

Toshi Kawate

Toshi Kawate, PhD
Associate Professor
Kawate Lab

membrane proteins, structure and mechanisms, neuroscience, biophysics, C. elegans models

Jongmin Kim, PhD

Jongmin Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor
Kim Lab

gene silencing, chromatin, germ cells, Polycomb, Kumgang-CHD4 complex

Natasza Kurpios in a shiny gradient green blouse in front of a grey background.

Natasza Kurpios, PhD
Professor
Kurpios Lab

left-right asymmetry, gut morphogenesis, lymphatic development, intestinal stem cells, fatty liver disease

Dave Lin

Dave Lin, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurobiology
Coordinator, CityU Hong Kong Joint PhD Program
Lin Lab

genomics, olfaction, regeneration, development, axon guidance

Alexander Nikitin

Alexander Nikitin, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology
Nikitin Lab

cancer, comparative pathology, mouse models, female reproductive tract, stem cells

Linda Nowak

Linda Nowak, PhD
Associate Professor

ion channels, pharmacology, neurotransmitter receptors, brain slices, glioblastoma

Richa Sardana

Richa Sardana, PhD
Assistant Professor
Sardana Lab

protein quality control, protein trafficking, lysosome, protein degradation, membrane protein recycling

John Schimenti

John Schimenti, PhD
James Law Professor of Genetics
Schimenti Lab

reproductive genetics, genome maintenance mechanisms, cancer genetics, meiosis, infertility and reproductive aging

Carolyn Sevier wearing a black cardigan and a light blue collared shirt.

Carolyn Sevier, PhD
Associate Professor
Sevier Lab

redox signaling, protein quality control, post-translational modifications, signal transduction, stress responses 

Andrew White

Andrew White, PhD
Associate Professor
White Lab

melanoma, melanocyte, tumor microenvironment, stem cell

Andrew Yen

Andrew Yen, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Yen Lab

leukemia, retinoic acid, signaling, cell cycle, cell differentiation