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Stefano Di Talia: Time-keeping mechanisms of embryonic cell cycles
November 9, 2016 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Allen Distinguished Microscopy Seminar
Time-keeping mechanisms of embryonic cell cycles
Stefano Di Talia, Ph.D, Assistant Professor,
Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Sponsored By:
ORIED, CALS, COS, CVM, COE & Eastman Chemical University Engagement Fund
Abstract: Embryonic development requires the accurate regulation of biological events across multiple spatial and temporal scales. In this talk, I will discuss how the cell cycle is timed accurately during development of Drosophila embryos. I will focus on two separate problems: the synchronization of the early embryonic cell cycles through the rapid propagation of waves of Cdk1 activity and the mechanisms of regulation of the cell cycle during Drosophila gastrulation.