Overview
The Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology (MGDB) graduate program provides an exciting and vigorous academic environment for highly motivated and qualified students to prepare for a rewarding career in biomedical research. The members of the faculty have a wide diversity of interests and are pursuing research projects that address fundamental, contemporary issues in biology and medicine. We are committed translating lab bench discoveries to the bedside and graduate students are fully integrated in all aspects of our investigative work.
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Researchers in this area are focused on the basic mechanisms controlling (1) embryonic stem (ES) cells, as well as adult stem cell growth, and induced pluripotent stem cells and (2) tissue regeneration.
Specific projects include eye, heart, kidney, and liver regeneration, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that regulate ES cell differentiation, control of the cell cycle in hematopoietic progenitor cells and muscle stem cells, and regulation of gene expression in germ stem cells.
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