Molecular principles directing tissue development
The development and morphogenesis of tissues and organs during embryonic development occurs when different cell types migrate towards each other, assemble and differentiate to form a given tissue. The research in my lab is directed to elucidate communication and signaling processes performed between different cell types during tissue formation in the developing embryo, using Drosophila as a model system. Currently our studies focus on the development of the contractile tissue consisted of muscles attached to tendon cells, the embryonic heart, and the establishment of the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) in glia of the Central Nervous System (CNS).) |
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