Animal Developmental Biology Laboratory

Our lab focuses on identifying mechanisms that regulate the development of a single cell fertilized cell to a functional multicellular animal. Signaling pathways and cellular events are most active during this stage. Hence, this serves as a perfect platform in identifying how different substances or exposures could affect normal developmental program which will then shed a light on what cellular or molecular mechanism is affected during treatment.

Some of our researches include teratogenic* mechanism, factors that can affect blood vessel and muscle development, and identifying the molecular changes in the tissue. Data from this type of research can identify what can affect the formation of our different organs and how to repair it using its natural developmental program.

*Teratogens are substances or exposures that results to malformations of the embryo (birth defect)