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Stanislav Y. Shvartsman is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. He was born in Odessa, Ukraine, and studied chemical engineering in Russia and Israel. His research focuses on the dynamics of living tissues, investigating genomically encoded self-organizing processes that control development. The Shvartsman lab primarily uses Drosophila as an experimental system to dissect signaling pathways, with a specific emphasis on the highly conserved ERK cascade. Current research themes include the dynamics of signaling networks, the formation of small cell clusters, and quantitative biology in relation to developmental abnormalities. The lab explores the role of protein kinases in controlling cellular functions and investigates how genetically deregulated pathways contribute to human diseases. Moreover, they utilize live imaging and dynamical systems theory to study the formation and function of germline cell clusters. The Shvartsman lab collaborates with scientists at Princeton and beyond, contributing to a broad range of topics, including epithelial morphogenesis and metabolic control during development. Their innovative approaches, such as genome editing and computational modeling, aim to advance the understanding of developmental disorders.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.