They use a wide range of tools and systems, including
genetics in model organisms, cell culture, biochemistry, proteomics, and genomics.
We aim to address this question using molecular biology tools, microscopy and
genetics in the model organism C. elegansand hope to extend our knowledge by studying other nematodes, namely Caenorhabditis briggsae and Pristionchus pacific us.
Not exact matches
Dennis has a PhD
in genetics / developmental biology from the University of British Columbia and a special interest
in studying pattern formation and cell - cell communication during tissue development using fruit flies as a
model organism.
In plants, the positional cloning method has been traditionally used in studies of model organisms such as rice and Arabidopsis, providing important insights into plant genetic
In plants, the positional cloning method has been traditionally used
in studies of model organisms such as rice and Arabidopsis, providing important insights into plant genetic
in studies of
model organisms such as rice and Arabidopsis, providing important insights into plant
genetics.
In genetics, the zebrafish is considered an important
model organism for studies of vertebrates.
Our strategy is based on the combination of
genetics, imaging, electrophysiology and biochemistry
in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (for more information on C. elegans see «an overview of the
model organism C. elegans»).
One award funds
genetics research
in human and non-human mammals, and another award funds
genetics research
in model organisms.
The water flea is a key species
in aquatic ecosystems and an important
model organism in biology and environmental
genetics.
But, rather than studying the entire nervous system of a single
model organism, Professor Graybiel has studied one brain region — a portion of the basal ganglia known as the striatum —
in mice, rats, cats, monkeys, and humans using a whole range of technologies from microscopy through electrophysiological recordings to
genetics.
One award is for research
in genetics of humans and other mammals, and one award is for research
in genetics of other
model organisms.