Current Members
Ed Munro
Principle Investigator
PhD University of Washington
Associate Professor, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
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.
Charles Lang
Graduate Student
Committee on Genetics, Genomics, and Systems Biology (GGSB)
I study cell polarity in early C.elegans embryogenesis. Outside of research, I like rock climbing and being outdoors.
cflang@uchicago.edu
Baixue Yao
Graduate Student
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB)
I study the spatiotemporal regulation of RhoA activation during pulsed contraction in early C. elegans embryos. I like flowers, gardening and ballroom dancing.
baixue@uchicago.edu
Elizabeth White
Graduate Student
Biophysical Sciences
I am using machine learning approaches to improve particle tracking analysis in 2D and 3D systems. Specifically, I’m using simulations of vesicles moving through cells to train a neural net to accurately identify and track particles through videos. I am focusing on how extracellular vesicles are secreted and taken up by cancer cells.
Cassandra Azeredo-Tseng
Graduate Student
The Committee on Development, Regeneration, and Stem Cell Biology (DRSB)
I study mechanisms of cell polarity establihsment 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