6/17/2025
6/17/2025
My laboratory is investigating how the axial properties of vertebrate embryos are first established and then how particular tissues are determined within defined regions of the embryo. Research projects concerning…
6/17/2025
Biological processes ranging from gene transcription to behavior oscillate and are synchronized to the 24-hour day/night cycle. Mammalian circadian rhythms, orchestrated by the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) allow appropriately timed…
6/17/2025
Research in the Güler Malaria Lab focuses on the human-infective malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. Some of our projects are described below: ·We are interested in underlying mechanisms that drive genetic change…
6/17/2025
My laboratory is using the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, as a model system for studying the molecular genetics of responsiveness to cocaine and other drugs of abuse. We have shown…
6/17/2025
The goal of our research is to learn the cellular, molecular and biomechanical mechanisms underlying morphogenetic movements during embryogenesis. One of the fundamental problems in developmental biology is determining what…
6/17/2025
Following postdoctoral work with CIC Professors Slingluff and Hahn, I moved to the Department of Biology where I have been teaching Introduction to Immunology (Biol 3240) and Biological Therapy of…
6/17/2025
Human development, immunity, wound healing, fertility, and nutrient uptake all depend upon the ability of cells to change shape. Acquisition of an asymmetric or polarized morphology by a cell is…
6/17/2025
The long-term goal of our research program is to elucidate the roles of peripheral and central glia and glial-glial interactions during nervous system development, maintenance and disease/injury. Using Danio rerio…
6/17/2025
Tracy Larson explores the origins, functions, and mechanisms underlying natural variation in the spatial and temporal patterns of adult neurogenesis by integrating behavioral genomics, comparative neuroanatomy, and cellular biology with…
