M.A. & M.S. in Biology

Laura Vallier

I use genetic analysis to investigate the genes involved in cell-fate decisions during development in the soil nematode C. elegans. Her research involves understanding the development of the gonadal sheath, a tissue made up of five pairs of cells surrounding the proximal half of each gonadal arm, which is required for gametogenesis, spermatogenesis, meiotic progression, and ovulation. Currently, her studies focus on the identification and characterization of the genes required to specify the cell fate of the gonadal sheath cells using RNAi and also on the role of the LIM-homeodomain transcription factor, LIM-7, in the gonadal sheath cells.

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