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Lauren Goins is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Developmental Biology at Stanford University. Her lab focuses on understanding how cells make decisions, particularly in the context of hematopoietic development. They address major unresolved issues regarding how extracellular cues coordinate the intracellular machinery for cell division, influencing cell fate decisions that lead to the formation of various blood cell types in correct proportions. Lauren's research employs biochemistry, quantitative methods, and light microscopy to visualize and dissect fundamental biological phenomena. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Biochemical Sciences at Harvard College, where she contributed to research at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute on HIV/AIDS vaccine candidates. Her doctoral training in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at UCSF involved studying the influence of the actin cytoskeleton on cell motility and shape. As a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA, Lauren developed methods for live imaging of blood systems in living animals. Her work aims to integrate research findings from Drosophila melanogaster model systems with mammalian hematopoiesis studies, contributing to the development of therapies for blood cancers such as Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Stanford University • Stanford, California
Faculty in the Department of Developmental Biology conducting research on cell decision-making in hematopoiesis.
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