Research Focus Teams

Aging, Fertility

Research Interests

Cell Adhesion Molecules, Cell Biology, Cell Signalling, Cell surface receptors, Genetics

Departments

Cellular & Physiological Sciences

Bio

  • H.BSc. in Molecular Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of Toronto (1996)
  • PhD in Zoology, University of Toronto
  • Postdoc, Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge
  • Postdoc, University of Toronto

Recent Publications

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Consolidation of cell-ECM adhesion through direct talin-mediated actin linkage is essential for mouse embryonic morphogenesis

A TRPV4-dependent calcium signaling axis governs lamellipodial actin architecture to promote cell migration

Novel features of Drosophila hematopoiesis uncovered by long-term live imaging

AdamTS proteases control basement membrane heterogeneity and organ shape in Drosophila

An important role for triglyceride in regulating spermatogenesis

The actin binding sites of talin have both distinct and complementary roles in cell-ECM adhesion

Formation of recurring transient Ca2+-based intercellular communities during Drosophila hematopoiesis

Maintenance of hematopoietic stem cell niche homeostasis requires gap junction-mediated calcium signaling

Kinetics of blood cell differentiation during hematopoiesis revealed by quantitative long-term live imaging

Analysis of Integrin-Dependent Melanoblast Migration During Development

Gap junctions mediate discrete regulatory steps during fly spermatogenesis