Presented by:
William Lowry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology

Dr. William Lowry’s lab investigates whether stem cells found in different tissues utilize similar mechanisms to undergo self-renewal and differentiation. Only by understanding self-renewal and differentiation can researchers hope to make inroads into the “cancer stem cell” hypothesis and potentially take advantage of their inherent plasticity. To explore whether similar mechanisms are employed by stem cells during both adult tissue homeostasis and embryonic development, Lowry’s lab is also working to understand how the earliest steps of lineage restriction/decision are made in the embryo where ectodermal cells become either neuronal or epidermal. Someday, Lowry hopes to put the knowledge gained by studying adult stem cells to clinical use.

Light Lunch Served

Co-sponsored by JCCC Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Program Area