Adriana Dawes

This ten-day workshop, held in early May each year, is designed to introduce approximately 20 undergraduates to the subject of mathematical biology and to give them the tools needed to continue research in mathematical biology. It is the only...

During development, many cells respond to signals in their environment by taking on a specific fate. Nematode worms of the Caenorhabditis genus develop an egg laying structure called the vulva, and this structure is highly conserved across species. I...

Nematode worms of the genus Caenorhabditis rely on an egg laying structure, called the vulva, to properly expel embryos from the adult body. Development of the vulva involves six vulval precursor cells (VPCs) adopting one of three possible cell fates...