The Kuo lab studies a group of airway epithelial cells called pulmonary neuroendocrine (NE) cells. They are normally a rare cell type in the lung with sensory, neurosecretory, and stem cell functions. Some NE cells can be located at branchpoints in highly innervated clusters called neuroepithelial bodies (NEBs), which are abnormal in several pediatric and adult respiratory diseases. The lab uses single cell genetic approaches to study NE cell development and function.
Home Department: Human Biology
Mentor: Maria Barna (Genetics)
Home Department: Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Faculty Advisor: Amit Etkin
Talk Title: Knowing How I Feel: The Role of Interoception in Emotion Processing and Regulation
Event: 29th Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention
Supported by The Matthew Frank Family
Cellular replication is a defining feature of life. But how do cells reproduce themselves? Dr. Christine Jacobs-Wagner's laboratory addresses this fundamental question by probing the governing principles and the spatiotemporal mechanisms that underlie cellular replication, with an emphasis of cell morphogenesis, cell growth, chromosome dynamics and cell cycle regulation. They use bacteria as model systems for two main reasons. First, bacteria lack the complex control systems of eukaryotes (e.g., cyclin/Cdk machinery); yet their multiplication process is remarkably efficient and faithful.
