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Drosophila sensory neurons tile the larval body wall, Dr. Chun Han
Developmental Biology
The faculty of the Developmental Biology Group are drawn from a wide range of UCSF departments in basic and clinical science. The participating research groups share an interest in understanding the basic mechanisms of embryonic development and differentiation. Studies of organisms as diverse as nematodes, fruit flies, zebrafish and mice are conducted using the wide variety of approaches, instruments, and techniques of modern biological research.
Two additional graduate programs at UCSF offer training in developmental biology.
- Biomedical Sciences (BMS) http://bms.ucsf.edu
- Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (DSCB) http://dscb.ucsf.edu
| First Name |
Last Name |
Research Title |
|---|---|---|
| Steven | Altschuler | Systems biology and pharmacology |
| Kaveh | Ashrafi | Metabolic Regulation of Neural Function |
| Brian | Black | Cardiovascular Development |
| Robert | Blelloch | Stem Cell Differentiation and Cancer |
| Benoit | Bruneau | Transcriptional regulation of heart development |
| Fred | Chang | Regulation of Cell Size and Shape |
| Andy | Chang | Mechanisms of oxygen and metabolic sensing |
| Pao-Tien | Chuang | Hedgehog Signaling in Mammalian Embryogenesis and Postnatal Physiology |
| Graeme | Davis | Synapse Formation, Growth and Plasticity |
| Rik | Derynck | Cell Proliferation and Differentiation |
| Su | Guo | Zebrafish Genetics |
| Holly | Ingraham | Transcriptional regulators in energy balance |
| Yuh Nung | Jan | Constructing the nervous system |
| David | Kokel | High-throughput behavior-based neuroactive drug discovery |
| Thomas | Kornberg | Drosophila developmental genetics |
| Arnold | Kriegstein | Neocortical development |
| Wallace | Marshall | How Cells Count and Measure |
| Takashi | Mikawa | Morphogenesis |
| Tom | Nowakowski | Development and function of the human brain |
| Patrick | O'Farrell | Cell cycle control in development |
| Barbara | Panning | Stem Cell Epigenetics |
| Samuel | Pleasure | Control of Early Hippocampal Development |
| David | Raleigh | Developmental biology, lipid signaling and brain tumors |
| Jeremy | Reiter | Intercellular communication in development and disease |
| John | Rubenstein | Forebrain Development |
| Rich | Schneider | Developmental and Evolutionary Musculoskeletal Biology |
| Bjoern | Schwer | DNA repair and genome stability |
| Yin | Shen | Functional genomics and gene regulation |
| Deepak | Srivastava | Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiogenesis |
| Leor | Weinberger | How viruses (and cells) make decisions |
| Jeremy | Willsey | Genetic and Systems Biological Approaches to Understanding Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
| Lani | Wu | Systems biology and pharmacology |
