6/17/2025
Research in the DeSimone laboratory centers on the problem of morphogenesis, which is the process biological systems use to generate form and develop increasingly complex structures needed to carry out…
6/17/2025
In humans, internalization of extracellular and plasma membrane-localized cargo through clathrin-independent endocytosis or CIE has been implicated in multiple diseases including various forms of cancers and Alzheimer’s disease. However, we…
6/17/2025
Research Description One of the major goals of my research program is to understand the role of membrane microdomains such as lipid rafts and caveolae in health and disease. We address…
6/17/2025
WE USE FROGS TO STUDY DEVELOPMENT, DISEASE, AND REGENERATION PRECISION MEDICINE OF BIRTH DEFECTS Every parent that loses their baby to a birth defect wants to know why and if it will…
6/17/2025
The overall goal of our research is to understand the fundamental mechanisms by which membranes and dietary lipids regulate cell physiology. By understanding the cell biology of lipids and membranes,…