Biological Sciences Research Area: Developmental Biology

Faculty Members


Dr. John Cobb
Mammalian developmental biology; role of homeodomain transcription factors in patterning the mouse embryo with an emphasis on limb development and the control of gene expression.
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Dr. Corey Flynn
Research is focused on the electrophysiological changes that occur to neural networks in disease states such as epilepsy.
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Dr. David Hansen
Genetic analysis of stem cell self renewal; negative regulation of notch signaling.
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Dr. Carrie Shemanko
Mammary gland development and breast cancer; prolactin Jak-Stat signaling; mammary epithelial stem cell biology.
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Dr. Matt Vijayan
Stress Physiology; maternal stress effects on developmental programming; environmental physiology and toxicology; comparative endocrinology; endocrine disruption.
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Dr. Peter Vize
Developmental and marine biology; oganogenesis of the vertebrate kidney, coral reef ecology.
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Dr. Wic Wildering
Cellular and molecular foundation of neuronal aging and age-associated learning and memory impairment; Cell adhesion mechanisms and their role in the regulation of inflammation, nervous system function and repair.
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