Focus:

Our lab uses the free-living flatworm, planaria, as a model system to investigate the dynamic molecular and cellular processes involved in regeneration and memory storage.

Current Projects:

1. To elucidate what biophysical factors are involved in the establishment of anterior-posterior polarity and left-right asymmetries in planaria.

2. To trace the learning process from incorporating sensory information from the environment cues to an inherent biological storage mechanism which then influences future behavior, and how this system continues to work after regeneration.

3. To disseminate relevant information and create an online data-sharing forum for other interested researchers, collaborators, and educational institutions.