Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Baker's Yeast)

The simplest eukaryotic cell, the bakers' yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is used to define the molecular mechanisms that occur in mammals and allow individual cells to divide, organize, receive signals and coordinate intracellular traffic.

This organism is studied in:
The Laboratory of Jason Brickner
The Laboratory of Richard Gaber
The Laboratory of Linda Hicke
The Laboratory of Eric Weiss

Caenorhabditis elegans

Multicellular model organisms, such as c. elegans, are used to discover how the actions of multiple cells are coordinated for the development of organs and tissues.

This organism is studied in:
The Laboratory of Richard Morimoto

Mouse

Mice are used for experiments that give us necessary information about how proteins and specific cells function in the context of a whole mammal.

This organism is studied in:
The Laboratory of Alec Wang
The Laboratory of Joseph Bass

Drosophila (Fruit Fly)

A multicellular organism that is studied to reveal the role multiple cells play in coordinating the development of organs and tissues.

This organism is studied in:
The Laboratory of Ravi Allada
The Laboratory of Greg Beitel
The Laboratory of Robert Holmgren
The Laboratory of Richard Carthew

Virus (Influenza)

The viruses that infect mamallian cells provide insight into how things work in the more complex cells of humans and how infectious diseases arise.

This virus is studied in:
The Laboratory of Robert Lamb

Xenopus laevis

The African clawed toad, Xenopus laevis, provides a vehicle to study the cellular and molecular events underlying the formation, migration, and differentiation of neural crest cells, important stem-cell like precursor cells in vertebrate embroyos.

This organism is studied in:
The Laboratory of Carole LaBonne

Chick Embryo

Mammalian cells cultured outside the body, such as the chick embroyo, provide tools for understanding how things work in the more complex human cells.

This organism is studied in:
The Laboratory of Andrew Dudley

Tissue Culture Cells

Various mamallian cells that, when cultured outside the body, serve as useful models for processes that occur in human cells.

These cells are studied in:
The Laboratory of Heike Fölsch