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Kristi Wharton
Associate Professor of Medical Science
Department: Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & Biochemistry
Phone: +1 401 863 1951
Email: Kristi_Wharton@Brown.EDU
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Research Opportunities Database
Kristi WhartonAssociate Professor of Medical Science Department: Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, & BiochemistryPhone: +1 401 863 1951 Email: Kristi_Wharton@Brown.EDU Location:Sidney Frank Hall, Room 370 - 863-1951Research SummaryRole of growth factors and signal transduction in cell fate determination and differentiation during development; Drosophila developmental genetics.Past or Present Projects Available:Identification of new mutations in the 60A gene; Analysis of 60A function in embryogenesis; The role of BMP-related gene in Drosophila cell proliferation; Potential regulatory interactions between BMPs in the Drosophila imagiral disc; Potention regulatory interactions between BMPs in Drosophila endoderm specification; Rate of BMP isgnaling in growth regulation and aging; Sites of BMP signalling important in regulating cell and organization; Investigating the negative regulation of dpp in response to BMP signaling in D. melanogaster wing development; The Role of TGF-P/Activin signaling in border cell migration during Drosophila oogenesis |
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