EMBO Member
University, Geneva | Switzerland
EMBO 2009
We want to understand in physical and molecular terms how cells talk to each other during development. We are interested in the signaling events that control tissue growth – how is the shape and final size of a tissue achieved during embryogenesis? We focus on two types of proliferation modes: growth control by morphogen gradients and asymmetric cell division in stem cells. We do this using two model systems, Drosophila and zebrafish.
Keywords: Drosophila / zebrafish / morphogens / biophysics / endocytosis
Subject area(s): Development | Membranes & Transport | Signal Transduction