Developmental Biology Research Cluster
Multicellular organisms form their bodies anew each generation from a single cell. This amazing process is studied at the University of Maryland, College Park by over 20 faculty housed in several departments. Their work collectively addresses fundamental questions in developmental biology, such as how genes and their products regulate formation of anatomical features, post-embryonic development and regeneration, the role of experience in shaping the nervous system, and how novel adaptations evolve through the modification of development.
Faculty
Invertebrates
Alexa Bely (BIOL)
Eric Haag (BIOL)
William Jeffery (BIOL)
Leslie Pick (ENTM)
Sougata Roy (CBMG)
Jian Wang (ENTM)
Neural Development
Karen Carleton (BIOL)
Patrick Kanold (BIOL)
Matthew Kelley (NIH-NIDCD)
Yohsuke Mukoyama (NIH-NHLBI)
Elizabeth Quinlan (BIOL)
Lisa Taneyhill (ANSC)
Jian Wang (ENTM)
Evolutionary
Developmental Biology
Alexa Bely (BIOL)
Karen Carleton (BIOL)
Heidi Fisher (BIOL)
Eric Haag (BIOL)
William Jeffery (BIOL)
Tom Kocher (BIOL)
Leslie Pick (ENTM)
Plants
Caren Chang (CBMG)
Todd Cooke (CBMG)
José Feijo (CBMG)
Zhongchi Liu (CBMG)
Steve Mount (CBMG)
Vertebrate Development
Karen Carleton (BIOL)
Heidi Fisher (BIOL)
William Jeffery (BIOL)
Patrick Kanold (BIOL)
Matthew Kelley (NIDCD)
Tom Kocher (BIOL) Yohsuke Mukoyama (NIH-NHLBI) Lisa Taneyhill (ANSC)
Elizabeth Quinlan (BIOL)
Bhanu Telugu (ANSC)
Pristina leidyi regeneration (top) & fission (bottom). Image courtesy of Dr. Alexa Bely.
Events
Devo Club: An interdepartmental joint group meeting for UMD labs that study animal development and its evolution. Schedule for current academic year.
FaCTs (not facts): Faculty Chalk Talks in Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology. Meets twice each month. Sign up to talk here.