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Cell and Developmental Biology
Work in the Barrios lab is focused on genes, circuits and behaviour
The Duchen lab studies the regulation of energy homeostasis in health and disease
The Evans lab studies the evolutionary history of reptiles and amphibians
The Fernandes lab studies glia-neuron interactions during development
The Franz lab expores the roles of motile adipocytes in wound healing and cancer
Work in the Geranton lab is focused on the molecular biology of pain
The Hawkins lab studies neuroanatomy and development using the zebrafish
The Lambie Lab studies the function and regulation of P-type ATPases
The Mayor lab studies cell migration and differentiation during development
The Porro lab studies the anatomy and biomechanics of living and fossil animals
Work in the Rihel lab is focused on the genes and neurons involved in sleep
The Salinas lab works on synapse formation, plasticity and degeneration in health and disease
The Stern lab explores the processes that establish cell diversity and pattern in the early embryo
The Szabadkai lab studies mitochondrial gene expression and metabolism in health and disease
The Thomas lab explores cellular functions across a range of scales from molecules upwards
The Yamamoto lab studies evolution and development using cavefish
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Centre for Integrative Anatomy (CIA)
The CIA uses diverse and cutting-edge approaches to study anatomy in order to understand structure and function, embryonic development, phylogenetic relationships, ecology and evolution.
Centre for Organelles to Cells to Organisms (COCO)
How do cells truly behave in their natural locale? COCO aims to answer this by integrating studies of cells in vitro with studies in vivo during embryo development.
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