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Melinda Larsen
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Areas of expertise:
Organ formation; tissue engineering, cell-cell signaling; cell-extracellular matrix signaling
Organ formation; tissue engineering, cell-cell signaling; cell-extracellular matrix signaling
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(518) 591-8882
Biography:
Assistant Professor Melinda Larsen's expertise includes organ formation and tissue engineering. Her research focuses on deciphering the molecular mechanisms controlling branching morphogenesis, a process required for the development of many mammalian organs, including the lung, kidney, prostate, mammary glands, and salivary glands. Her interests also include molecular basis for organ morphogenesis, molecular biology and cell biology.
Assistant Professor Melinda Larsen's expertise includes organ formation and tissue engineering. Her research focuses on deciphering the molecular mechanisms controlling branching morphogenesis, a process required for the development of many mammalian organs, including the lung, kidney, prostate, mammary glands, and salivary glands. Her interests also include molecular basis for organ morphogenesis, molecular biology and cell biology.
