Francisco Pelegri

Professor & Department Chair, Genetics

Cellular and molecular level processes involved in early vertebrate development

Education

B.S. 1987 UC-Berkeley, Berkeley, UC
Ph.D. 1994 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Postdoctoral position 1999 Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tuebingen, Germany

Biography

NIH Biosketch
PubMed Publications
Departmental Website

Research Focus

The goal of our research program is to understand at the cellular and molecular level processes involved in early vertebrate development, specifically but not exclusively the functional diversification of cell types.

Program Activities

Joined ERP Program: 2010
ERP T32 Faculty Trainer

Trainees

No Current ERP students

Past ERP students

Erin Miners, MS, ’24
Caroline Barry, MS, ’24
Ryan Trevena, PhD ’24