faculty
Michael Ailion
mailion@uw.eduUniversity of Washington,
Cell Signaling & Cell/Environment Interactions
Genetics, Genomics & Evolution
Neuroscience
Mechanisms of neuromodulation and speciation genetics
Faculty Contact Information
Building: Health Sciences Building
Room: J341
Box: 357350
Phone: 206-685-0111
http://depts.washington.edu/ailion/
Lab Information
Location: University of Washington
Building: Health Sciences Building
Room: J337
Box: 357350
Phone: 206-616-9474
Accepting Students For:
Rotation, Autumn
Rotation, Spring
Rotation, Summer
Rotation, Winter
Permanent
Research Summary
My lab has two projects. (1) We study how neurons and endocrine cells make a unique organelle, the dense-core vesicle, that stores and releases peptide hormones such as insulin. (2) We study the genetics of hybrid incompatibility in C. elegans and related nematodes, aiming to identify genes that lead to speciation and to understand their molecular mechanisms.