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lab profile
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Cassandra Extavour Harvard University 16 Divinity Avenue
BioLabs 4103
Cambridge, MA 2138
USA
extavour@oeb.harvard.edu 617-496-1935
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PI: |
YES |
Taxa Studied: |
Invertebrate Animals, Parhyale hawaiensis, Achaearanea tepidariorum, Gryllus bimaculatus, Oncopeltus fasciatus, Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila sechellia, Drosophila simulans, Marmorkrebs |
Techniques Employed: |
Bioinformatics/Sequence Analysis, In Situ Hybridization, Antibody Staining, Sectioning for Histology, Sectioning for Electron Microscopy, Epifluoresence Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy, Time-Lapse Microscopy, Transgenesis, Other, RNA interference(RNAi), cell lineage analysis |
Research Description: |
Evolution of Germ Cell Specification and Reproductive Systems Our lab is interested in the evolution of early embryonic development, with a focus on the germline and the evolution of the mechanisms that specify these cells during embryonic development. We use molecular genetic developmental analysis, histological analysis, and experimental embryology to study germ cells and gonad development in several different arthropod model systems. Our ultimate goal is to improve our understanding of which developmental mechanisms may have been basal to arthropods, and ultimately to metazoans, and how these mechanisms may have changed throughout evolution. |
Lab Web Page: |
http://www.extavourlab.com |
Willing to Host Undergraduates: |
YES |
Actively Seeking Undergraduates: |
NO |
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