Stem Cell and Developmental Biology

Stem Cell and Developmental Biology

stem cell biology • regeneration • disease modeling • pattern formation • differentiation • gametogenesis • morphogenesis • organ development • cell migration • cell-cell and cell-environment interactions • aging • cancer

Yukiko Yamashita
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Yukiko Yamashita

Professor of Biology; Core Member, Whitehead Institute; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Yukiko Yamashita studies the mystery of evolution through the lens of junk DNA and germ cell biology.

How a unique class of neurons may set the table for brain development

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A cysteine-rich diet may promote regeneration of the intestinal lining, study suggests

Inflammation jolts “sleeping” cancer cells awake, enabling them to multiply again

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