Form and function

Form and fuction is an important area of research at PDN. Our groups are focused on topics such as molecular mechanisms underlying control of cell shape, movement and cell-cell interactions; reorganisation and assembly of cells into functional organs and the biomechanics of movement, at cellular and macroscopic levels.

At the system level, we are looking into the functional consequences of tissue shape in areas such as the  middle ear, the gastrointestinal tract, the cardiopulmonary system and the nervous system. We are also interested in how the interface between cells and extracellular structures works.

Labs

	Adams lab Visualising morphogenetic mechanisms		Bovoriak lab Laboratory for primate embryogenesis
	Brown lab Molecular analysis of morphogenesis		Buckley lab Optogenetically probing cell polarity and brain development
	Cardona lab Neural circuit reconstruction of Drosophila larva		Franze lab Mechanics in nervous system development and pathology
	Human Anatomy Centre Research and teaching through anatomical dissection		Mason lab Structure, function and evolution of the vertebrate ear
	Paluch lab How animal cells control their shape		Roper lab A focus on the salivary glands of the Drosophila embryo, with a second focus on the formation of the nephron tube in human renal organoids in culture.
	Rosello-Diez lab Genetic, cellular and biophysical mechanisms controlling vertebrate limb growth in development and evolution.		Sanson lab Morphogenesis of the epithelium in Drosophila embryos
	Sarris lab How immune cells search tissues and find sites of infection or tissue damage		Veterinary Anatomy Group Research and teaching of pre-clinical veterinary

Other Academics specializing in this area

Andrew Crawford Retired