Current Members

Ed Munro
Principle Investigator
PhD University of Washington
Professor, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
920E 58th St., Room 214, Chicago, IL 60637

Yuji Mizotani
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Keio University
I study cellular and developmental biology in ascidians. By using the latest imaging techniques, detailed image analysis and mathematics, I hope to elucidate the simple laws that govern complex tissue deformations during development. Outside of research, I enjoy taking some exercise, going outside and taking pictures.
ymizotani@uchicago.edu

Seth Donoughe
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Harvard University
I study cellular, developmental, and evolutionary biology, with a particular interest in insects. My current work is focused on the delightful diversity of insect egg shapes and unpacking the cellular mechanisms that lead to their formation. I enjoy the intersection of art and science, ping pong, sports, paper crafts, and board games.

Rachel Kadzik
Staff Researcher
PhD University of Pennsylvania
Actin network assembly and disassembly in C. elegans
rkadzik@uchicago.edu

Sean Corcoran
Graduate Student
Development, Regeneration, and Stem Cell Biology (DRSB)
I study the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the dispersal of morphogens across the tissues they pattern. Specifically, I aim to elucidate the roles that cytonemes and small extracellular vesicles play in the Sonic Hedgehog mediated patterning of the embryonic chick limb bud.
scorcoran@uchicago.edu

Sarah Yde
Graduate Student
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB)
Actin organization
seyde@uchicago.edu

Cassandra Azeredo-Tseng
Graduate Student
Development, Regeneration, and Stem Cell Biology (DRSB)
I study mechanisms of cell polarity establishment in early C. elegans embryogenesis. Specifically, I’m exploring the pattern of polarity formation and the cues required for establishing polarity in the zygote’s daughter cell, P1.
cazeredotseng@uchicago.edu

Ali Erani
Research Technician
aerani@uchicago.edu