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

Jacqueline Lees
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Jacqueline Lees

Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research; Associate Department Head; Associate Director, David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research

Jacqueline Lees develops mouse and zebrafish models, identifying the molecular pathways leading to tumor formation.

These worms’ stem cells are developmental shapeshifters

Intrigued by immortality

Study reveals how egg cells get so big

Proteins and labs come together to prevent Rett syndrome

How planarians rewire their eyes to their brains after injury

These muscle cells are guideposts to help regenerative flatworms grow back their eyes

Discovery of how cancer drugs find their targets could lead to a new toolset for drug development

Decoding development