Come to biology lecture on tissue development tomorrow
Join us for a guest lecture titled “A Network of Genes that Regulate Epidermal Integrity: What Can Roundworms Teach Us About Tissue Development?” in EHS 102 tomorrow (Tuesday) from 3 to 3:50 p.m.
In the process of discovering the genes that contribute to holding the roundworm’s skin together, we found an unexpected connection to Marfan syndrome, a connective tissue disorder. We identified a novel genetic network and putative protein components of the embryonic extracellular matrix required to maintain epidermal structural integrity in response to biomechanical forces experienced by C. elegans embryos.
Questions? Contact Adina McConaughey at amcconaughey@georgefox.edu.