Living animals are not built by construction workers -  we build ourselves.

We develop from a single fertilized egg into adults with trillions of cells. What are the mechanisms that embryos use as they grow into adult organisms? How do we respond to injury, aging, and infection? What parts of our environment have shaped who we are?

We tackle these questions by bringing the tools and ideas of traditional developmental biology outside of the embryo to study topics like organ maintenance, pathogen defense, and ecological pressures. Our lab builds and uses a variety of techniques in zebrafish including CRISPR, single-cell sequencing, genetics, microscopy, and mathematics.

 To learn more, check out our Research and Publications or send us an email.

Illustration by Megan Okada - okadamegan@gmail.com