Research Summary

Genetics and Genomics Research: We are working at the intersection between model organism genetics and the discovery of novel disease-causing mutations in human genomes. Our goal is to understand the gene regulatory networks and developmental mechanisms that assign different cell identities in the vertebrate embryo, and to utilize this knowledge for the advancement of human medicine. Our model organisms include yeast, Drosophila, Xenopus, mice, zebrafish and cell culture.