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

Brandon (Brady) Weissbourd
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Brandon (Brady) Weissbourd

Assistant Professor of Biology; Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization; Investigator, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

Brady Weissbourd uses jellyfish to study nervous system evolution, development, regeneration, and function.

A selfish gene unlike any other

MIT Down syndrome researchers work on ways to ensure a healthy lifespan

New study reveals how cleft lip and cleft palate can arise

Restoring healthy gene expression with programmable therapeutics

AI model deciphers the code in proteins that tells them where to go

A planarian’s guide to growing a new head

Cellular interactions help explain vascular complications due to COVID-19 virus infection

Cellular traffic congestion in chronic diseases suggests new therapeutic targets