Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Cell Biology
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2024 - Present
Cell Biology,
Basic Science Departments
Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
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2024 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center
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2021 - Present
Duke Regeneration Center,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Publications
Signal control during tissue regeneration in adult animals.
Journal Article Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol · April 2026 Tissue regeneration has historically been the subject of intense scientific scrutiny, from basic biology to applications in regenerative medicine. Use of model organisms and cutting-edge technologies have uncovered various mechanisms of regeneration, but u ... Full text Link to item CiteRobust cytoplasmic partitioning by solving a cytoskeletal instability.
Journal Article Nature · March 2026 Early development across vertebrates and insects critically relies on robustly reorganizing the cytoplasm of fertilized eggs into individualized cells1,2. This intricate process is orchestrated by large microtubule structures that traverse the embryo, part ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
LIVE IMAGING OF BONE REGENERATION IN ZEBRAFISH
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2030Dissecting the Signaling and Cellular Mechanisms of Notochord Patterning In Zebrafish
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030Physical principles of early Drosophila embryogenesis
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2024 - 2029View All Grants
Education
Rockefeller University ·
2009
Ph.D.