UVAToday highlights two of our newest faculty members
10/25/2021
In its October 25th edition, UVAToday features twelve new faculty from across grounds including Drs. Karen Hirschi and Saurabh Kulkarni from the Department of Cell Biology. Both Drs. Hirschi (Alumni…
The Department of Cell Biology welcomes Dr. Uma Paila to the Developmental Genomics Center
10/25/2021
Dr. Uma Paila was recently appointed Assistant Professor of Research in the Department of Cell Biology where she will play a key role in the newly created Developmental Genomics Center.…
Cep55: abscission boss or assistant?
8/27/2021
UVA Author: Noelle Dwyer Citation: Little JN, Dwyer ND. Cep55: abscission boss or assistant?. Trends Cell Biol. 2021;31(10):789-791. doi:10.1016/j.tcb.2021.07.006 DOI: Pub-Med Number: 34400044 Abscission is the second stage of…
Cytokinetic Abscission Regulation in Neural Stem Cells and Tissue Development
8/27/2021
UVA Author: Noelle Dwyer Citation: McNeely, K.C., Dwyer, N.D. Cytokinetic Abscission Regulation in Neural Stem Cells and Tissue Development. Curr Stem Cell Rep (2021). DOI: Pub-Med Number: Purpose…
The Cell Surface Receptors Ror1/2 Control Cardiac Myofibroblast Differentiation
7/2/2021
UVA Author: Karen Hirschi Citation: Chavkin NW, Sano S, Wang Y, et al. The Cell Surface Receptors Ror1/2 Control Cardiac Myofibroblast Differentiation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021;10(13):e019904. doi:10.1161/JAHA.120.019904 DOI: Pub-Med…
Directed Differentiation of Hemogenic Endothelial Cells from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
7/2/2021
UVA Author: Karen Hirschi Citation: Nelson EA, Qiu J, Chavkin NW, Hirschi KK. Directed Differentiation of Hemogenic Endothelial Cells from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. J Vis Exp. 2021;(169):10.3791/62391. Published 2021…
Regulation of Hemogenic Endothelial Cell Development and Function
7/2/2021
UVA Author: Karen Hirschi Citation: Annu Rev Physiol . 2021 Feb 10;83:17-37. doi: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-021119-034352. Epub 2020 Oct 9. DOI: Pub-Med Number: 33035429 Embryonic definitive hematopoiesis generates hematopoietic stem and progenitor…
Vascular endothelial cell specification in health and disease
7/2/2021
UVA Author: Karen Hirschi Citation: Marziano C, Genet G, Hirschi KK. Vascular endothelial cell specification in health and disease. Angiogenesis. 2021;24(2):213-236. doi:10.1007/s10456-021-09785-7 DOI: Pub-Med Number: 33844116 There are two…
Estrogens and development of the rete testis, efferent ductules, epididymis and vas deferens
7/2/2021
UVA Author: Barry Hinton Citation: Hess RA, Sharpe RM, Hinton BT. Estrogens and development of the rete testis, efferent ductules, epididymis and vas deferens. Differentiation. 2021 Mar-Apr;118:41-71. doi: 10.1016/j.diff.2020.11.004. Epub…
Mechanical stretch scales centriole number to apical area via Piezo1 in multiciliated cells
7/2/2021
UVA Author: Saurabh Kulkarni Citation: Kulkarni S, Marquez J, Date P, Ventrella R, Mitchell BJ, Khokha MK. Mechanical stretch scales centriole number to apical area via Piezo1 in multiciliated cells.…