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Cecilia Moens is an Associate Member of the Division of Basic Sciences at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and an Investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Hindbrain Patterning During Zebrafish Embryogenesis
Our lab is interested in understanding how the vertebrate brain is regionalized early in development so that it is able to give rise to the complex adult structure. We use a combination of zebrafish genetics and experimental embryology to identify the genes that control early brain regionalization, to learn where and when they function, and by what molecular mechanism.
Current projects include:
- Genetic Analysis of Hindbrain Patterning
- Motor Neuron migration
- Mechanisms of Hindbrain Segmentation
- Zebrafish Reverse Genetics
