Dr. Jocelyn Malamy

Biography

Jocelyn Malamy is an Associate Professor in the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of epithelial wound healing, particularly using the cnidarian model organism Clytia hemisphaerica. Malamy's work investigates the rapid, transcription-independent signaling pathways that regulate cell interactions with the extracellular matrix during epithelial wound closure. She has published extensively on the evolutionary origins of these mechanisms and their implications for understanding wound healing across species. Her tenure at institutions such as New York University for post-doctoral research in Plant Biology, and her Ph.D. from Rutgers, State University of New Jersey in Microbiology, lays a solid foundation for her current studies that include Arabidopsis thaliana, jellyfish, and phloem regeneration. Malamy has contributed valuable insights to her field through various publications detailing cell migration and the mechanisms driving closure during wound healing.

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