Researcher Background
Primary Academic Title
Professor and Chair of Developmental Biology, WashU Medicine
Training
- 1991 - 1995: Postdoctoral Fellow, Developmental Genetics, Harvard University, Boston, MA
Education
- 1985: MSc, Molecular Biology, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland
- 1991: PhD, Oncology and Developmental Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Research & Selected Publications
Research Interest
Employing the zebrafish and human embryonic stem cell models to study the molecular mechanisms of cell fate specification and movements during vertebrate gastrulation. Given that many signaling pathways implicated in gastrulation — including canonical Wnt, Wnt/PCP, Stat3, BMPs, and G protein-coupled receptors — have also been implicated in tumorigenesis and invasive cell behaviors, our studies shed new light on their roles in these processes.
Research Publications