Rebecca Heald
lessenga@berkeley.edu
Alex is interested in how oocytes grow to their enormous size with only 4 copies of the genome.
a.mukherjee@berkeley.edu
Anu is interested in investigating the mechanisms that safeguard chromosome segregation during rapid cell divisions in early Xenopus embryos.
gabe.cavin-meza@berkeley.edu
Gabe is interested in testing the limits of spindle tolerance to polyploidization by utilizing multiple Xenopus species.
helena.cantwell@berkeley.edu
Helena is interested in mechanisms of subcellular size and shape control.
liliana.pineros@berkeley.edu
Liliana is interested in investigating the cellular basis of the conserved scaling relationship between the organism’s size and the metabolic rate described in Kleiber’s law.
xiao.liu@berkeley.edu
Xiao is interested in how neuron size impacts the structure and function of the vertebrate nervous system during development.
cordell_jc@berkeley.edu
Cordell studies centromere stability and mechanisms ensuring proper chromosome segregation during early embryo development using hybrid frogs.
khansaamaar@berkeley.edu
Khansaa studies mitochondrial biology in neurodevelopment in the Heald Lab. Her research investigates the role of mitochondrial sub-populations in various neural tissues during early development using Xenopus laevis. Beyond the bench, Khansaa is a community organizer, student advocate, and documentary film director.
monyundo@berkeley.edu
Megan is studying how spindle architecture varies across species, and how those differences impact chromosome segregation.
ama25@berkeley.edu
ariellemcmullan@berkeley.edu