Barbara Sisson, PhD

b-sisson@northwestern.edu

Laboratory of Dr. Jacek Topczewski
Developmental Biology Program
2430 N. Halsted St. Rm 403G
Chicago, IL 60614

BA, Lake Forest College
PhD, Northwestern University

Craniofacial abnormalities pose an enormous burden to the individual, their families and the health care system as a whole. My research focuses on the role of the noncanonical Wnt pathway in controlling the behaviour of zebrafish craniofacial cartilage morphogenesis. By utilizing zebrafish as a model to determine how normal cartilage forms we can gain insight into the potential cause of many craniofacial defects.

Publications:

Sisson BE, Ziegenhorn SL, Holmgren RA. (2006) Regulation of Ci and Su(fu) nuclear import in Drosophila. Developmental Biology, 294: 258-270.