John Charles Sisson Memorial Lecture - "Shape Shifting: Mechanical Mechanisms Regulating the Formation of Square Cells in Embryonic Epithella"
Apr
27
2026
Apr
27
2026
Description
The John Charles Sisson Memorial Lecture has the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Cassandra Extavour for its annual lecture series.
Dr. Extavour is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, a Timken Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and a Professor at Harvard University. Dr. Extavour is hosted by Dr. David Stein.
Dr. Extavour's seminar, “Shape Shifting: Mechanical Mechanisms Regulating the Formation of Square Cells in Embryonic Epithella” will be held on Monday, April 27 at 12:00 PM in POB 2.302, with a reception to follow at 1:00 PM.
Click here to learn more about Dr. Extavour's research.
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