Gerton Lab
Genetics and Genomics
We seek to understand how genome instability impacts cells, tissues, and organisms during development, female reproductive aging, and cancer.
By unraveling the secrets underlying fundamental biological processes, we can find innovative approaches to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease.
150
Ongoing research projects
$1.8B
Spent on research to date
500
Members
60
Predoctoral researchers
Genetics and Genomics
Genetics and Genomics
We seek to understand how genome instability impacts cells, tissues, and organisms during development, female reproductive aging, and cancer.
Development and Regeneration
Development and Regeneration
Our mission is to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying development, evolution, and regeneration.
Molecular and Cell Biology
Molecular and Cell Biology
We seek to understand aging, the inexorable decline in cellular and bodily function that results from the unidirectional nature of self-assembly by supersaturated proteins.
Genetics and Genomics
Genetics and Genomics
Our lab is passionate about understanding all aspects of meiosis, the specialized cell division of sexually reproductive species.
Development and Regeneration
Development and Regeneration
We seek to understand the genetic and regulatory bases underlying body plan formation during development and how different species evolve.
Development and Regeneration
Development and Regeneration
The primary focus of our lab is understanding the development and regeneration of the zebrafish lateral line and the potential applications for promoting mammalian hair cell regeneration to restore hearing loss or deafness.
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Biology
We seek to understand how animals adapt to extreme environments, resulting in unique genetic adaptations that may shed light on human metabolic conditions like diabetes and heart disease.
Development and Regeneration
Development and Regeneration
Our lab seeks to uncover the cellular and genetic mechanisms responsible for regeneration and development.
Development and Regeneration
Development and Regeneration
Our focus is on decoding the gene regulatory networks involved in cell function of the neural crest, heart, and nervous system to uncover the mechanisms underpinning inflammation and regeneration and how they have evolved.
Development and Regeneration
Development and Regeneration
Our focus is on how disruptions in ribosome formation and RNA transcription result in the death of neural crest cells that give rise to development of the head, face, and digestive tract.
Genetics and Genomics
Genetics and Genomics
We are interested in understanding sexual reproduction and how its evolution is shaped by genetic parasites.
The unique collaboration between scientists in our labs and Technology Centers enables cutting-edge, solution-driven research to unravel the secrets of life.