We are excited to welcome Dr. Lauren Goins to the department as an Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology, starting in January 2023.
Dr. Goins is engaged in cutting edge research aimed at understanding the molecular mechanisms controlling blood progenitor cell development, differentiation, and homeostasis. Dr. Goins has developed a powerful live imaging approach that has enabled her to visualize and track blood cell development in intact living animals with cellular, and even subcellular, resolution. Her application of this imaging approach, in combination with single cell RNA sequencing and the full force of genetic tools available in the Drosophila system, has been and will continue to be transformative for understanding how multipotent adult stem cell lineages can maintain a balance among cell fates and an ability respond to physiological challenges imposed by environmental stressors such as infection and disease.