People
Principal Investigator |
Tim Elston |
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Graduate Students |
 Keith BreauCellBiology & Physiology Graduate Student kbro9@email.unc.edu I am interested in stem cell differentiation, cell polarity, and collective migration. I study the human intestinal epithelium, where a dedicated pool of rapidly-dividing stem cells transition into migrating differentiated cells in one of the most expansive examples of directed collective cell migration in the adult body. Read more…. |
 Alex CrockerBCB Graduate Student dinosaur@live.unc.edu I study how fungi control the location and number of polarity sites in their cells, and how changes in cell polarity affect cell morphology and function. Read more…. |
 Elizabeth DavisBCB Graduate Student emae@med.unc.edu Cell migration is a crucial aspect of many biological processes. External signaling guides cells through the detection of stimuli in the extracellular matrix (ECM) that influences their movement. The method of guided cell migration that I am studying is durotaxis, where cells preferentially move towards stiffer regions of the ECM where they are guided by local protrusions called pseudopods. Read more…. |
 Kaiyun (Kathy) GuanBCB Graduate Student kaiyun@live.unc.edu My research focuses on mathematical modeling of signaling systems regulating cell polarity. My computational model centers on Rho GTPase Cdc42, which is the master regulator of cell polarity. I’m interested in how the combination of stochastic noise and different feedback systems, membrane trafficking, or extracellular chemical gradients affect the dynamics of Cdc42 during yeast polarization. Read more…. |
 Saygin GulecBCB Graduate Student sayging@live.unc.edu |
Grace Mclaughlin
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Postdoctoral Fellows |
 Dey AnupamPostdoctoral fellow anupamd@email.unc.edu Cell signalling pathways are complex in nature. How a cell responds to stimuli is quite fascinating. I am interested in understanding the complex cell signalling pathways involving G-proteins and developing mathematical models to understand the plant immune response to pathogen attack. I am also interested in understanding and modelling the signalling pathways in triple negative breast cancer. |
Research Associate |
 Sandy HahnResearch Associate sshahn@email.unc.edu |
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Alumni |
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Nathan Smyers