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Name: Dr. Emily T Shifley
Position: Associate Professor
Research Description:
As a developmental biologist, Dr. Shifley is interested in understanding how organs develop in the early vertebrate embryo and she uses the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, as a model organism. Her research is focused on discovering and understanding the genetic signals that coordinate proper development. Even during early stages of development, embryonic tissues become differentiated from one another and eventually undergo morphogenesis to form the organs of the adult body. These tissues are guided by different molecular signals instructing them to differentiate into the various organs. Dr. Shifley's research is focused on discovering and understanding how these genetic signals coordinate proper embryonic development. This research is important because it can help explain why certain birth defects occur and it can help inform research aimed at directing stem cells into specific lineages for therapeutic purposes.
Lab Memberships
Shifley Lab (Principal Investigator/Director)Zorn Lab
(Post-doc, Alumni)
Contact Information
Address:
Northern Kentucky University
SC 354
Nunn Drive
Highland Heights, KY
41099, USA