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Stefano Di Talia

Professor of Cell Biology
Cell Biology

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Cell Biology · 2024 - Present Cell Biology, Basic Science Departments
Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery · 2024 - Present Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments
Affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center · 2021 - Present Duke Regeneration Center, Basic Science Departments

In the News


Published February 3, 2025
Celebrating Duke’s New Full Professors
Published May 2, 2019
Developing Cells Do Synchronized Swimming Inside the Embryo

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Recent Publications


Signal control during tissue regeneration in adult animals.

Journal Article Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol · November 11, 2025 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 Cite

Tissue-wide, synchronous Erk oscillations time the segmentation of the zebrafish notochord.

Journal Article bioRxiv · September 2, 2025 The generation of a periodic body plan is a fundamental property of vertebrates. While biological oscillators provide a mechanism for timing the formation of repeated structures, few examples of signaling oscillators have been identified in development. He ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


LIVE IMAGING OF BONE REGENERATION IN ZEBRAFISH

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2030

Dissecting the Signaling and Cellular Mechanisms of Notochord Patterning In Zebrafish

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

Physical principles of early Drosophila embryogenesis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2024 - 2029

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Education, Training & Certifications


Rockefeller University · 2009 Ph.D.