Name: Daniel S. Kessler

Position: Associate Professor

Research Description:

The focus of our research is the development of the primary germ layers that establish the major embryonic cell lineages, and the formation of the Spemann organizer, a specialized group of cells that organizes the body plan. We are using biochemical, molecular, genomic and embryological approaches to address two fundamental questions: 1) What are the transcriptional regulatory pathways that establish and refine pattern in the gastrula; and 2) How is an individual inductive signal used to generate distinct cellular responses during development?

Lab Memberships

The Kessler Lab (Principal Investigator/Director)

Contact Information

Address:
Department of Cell & Developmental Biology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Biomedical Research Building 2/3
Room 1110
421 Curie Blvd
Philadelphia, PA
19104, USA

Email: kesslerd@mail.med.upenn.edu
Web Page: http://www.med.upenn.edu/camb/faculty/db/kessler.html
Phone:  215 898 1478
Fax:  215 573 7601