THE HSU LAB

Current Projects

1. Craniofacial Morphogenesis. The primary objective is to investigate fundamental mechanisms underlying craniofacial development and disease, including development of cranial neural crest, craniofacial skeletogenesis and craniosynostosis.

2. Breast Development and Tumorigenesis.  The main focus is to investigate cellular signaling in normal development and neoplastic transformation of the mammary gland.

3. Stem Cell Biology.  This project studies the genetic control of cellular signals and signal transduction mechanisms underlying development of lineage-specific stem cells/progenitors in skeletal, reproductive and neural systems.

4. Ubiquitin-like Modifiers in Mammalian Embryogenesis. A multi-disciplinary approach, including genetics, cell and developmental biology, and proteomics, is used to study SUMO modification in mammalian development.

5. G protein-coupled receptor in Wnt signaling. This project focuses on investigation of a newly identified Gpr protein modulates Wnt signaling in mammalian development.

Funding Support: National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Breast Cancer Research Program, Department of Defense.

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