College of Letters & Science
Research Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Plant Behavior Google Scholar Cellular mechanisms of membrane, protein, and metabolite trafficking in plants. Molecular bases of autophagy during nutrient recycling in crops. Endosomal trafficking and function of ESCRT proteins. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of cell desiccation. Education PhD, Botany, University of La Plata, …
Research Evolutionary Biology, Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology, Physiology Google Scholar The Maeda laboratory brings together diverse researchers and ideas to investigate the evolutionary diversification and regulatory mechanisms of nitrogen metabolic network and biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids, essential human nutrients and precursors of numerous plant natural products. Utilizing evolutionary biochemistry and molecular genetic approaches the group …
Research Cell Biology, Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology, Physiology Google Scholar Our lab investigates how eukaryotic algae regulate their photosynthetic strategies in response to fluctuating environmental conditions. Approximately 30–40% of global CO2 fixation is mediated by eukaryotic algal CO2-concentrating mechanism (CCM). Engineering this mechanism into crops holds significant potential to substantially increase yields. Using interdisciplinary approaches including …
Research Animal Behavior, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology Google Scholar The Wang Lab studies how the brain controls behavior, with a current focus on understanding the molecular and neural mechanisms that regulate sleep. Using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans, we combine classic genetics, in vivo live imaging, optogenetics, genome editing, and …
Research Biodiversity, Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology, Systematics Google Scholar Our research broadly addresses macroevolution of invertebrates through the lenses of phylogenetics, genomics, and comparative development, with emphasis on chelicerate arthropods. This body of work integrates three avenues of inquiry: (1) How is biodiversity distributed through time and space? (2) What are the …
Research Developmental Biology, Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology Google Scholar Our current research is directed at understanding the mechanisms by which the planarian somatic stem cells develop and regenerate the germ cells (the cells that make gametes). We also examine the planarian’s parasitic cousins (e.g., schistosomes and tapeworms) from a developmental perspective. The lab’s functional genomic and …
Research Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology Our research is aimed at understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate axon growth, branching and pathfinding during development of neuronal morphology and circuit connections. We are particularly interested in the processes of axonal transport of organelles and vesicular cargo, and regulation of the neuronal cytoskeleton. …