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Mary Halloran is a Professor and Department Chair at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Department of Integrative Biology. Her research focuses on developmental biology, genetics/genomics, and neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on understanding the mechanisms that control axon outgrowth and guidance. Her lab utilizes zebrafish embryos as a model system to study cellular behavior in a three-dimensional context, allowing for molecular and genetic manipulations alongside live imaging. In recent years, her team has identified molecular signals that guide axons and have investigated the role of LIM homeodomain transcription factors in axon trajectory regulation. A central aspect of her current research involves exploring the process of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in neural crest cell migration. Halloran has received funding from the NIH to develop systems that elucidate the function of RhoGTPases in controlling cell behavior during EMT. She also teaches courses in developmental biology and neuroscience.
University of Wisconsin-Madison • Madison, WI
Leading the Department of Integrative Biology and engaging in extensive research in developmental biology, genetics, and neuroscience.
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