Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station

29 Oct, 01 PM - 22 Nov, 12 PM

Collect animals for regeneration experiment; We are investigating the molecular basis of regeneration in hemichordates. This group of marine worms are closely related to our own phylum, the chordates, and share many of the molecular patterning similarities in brain patterning. Chordates are unable to regenerate their brain whereas hemichordates can easily regenerate the entire anterior "brain" region. We are interested in looking at the mechanisms that allow hemichordate the ability to go through anterior regeneration, in ways that are not possible in vertebrates. The goals of the project are currently exploratory and we are hoping to identify some key pathways and genes that are critical for the initiation and continuation of regeneration in this group of animals.

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Under Project # 46889 | Research

Hemichordate regeneration

faculty - Stanford University

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Christopher Lowe Oct 29 - Nov 22, 2021 (25 days)

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